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TIL "corn smut" is a food, and apparently tasty if you're a mushroom person.

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Y77bA TIL that the first documented mention of adults playing cricket came from 1611, when two men were fined 12d each for failing to attend church on Easter Sunday because they were playing cricket.
w0pW TIL that Andorra declared war on Germany during WW1, but didn’t send any soldiers because they didn’t have an army. At the Treaty of Versailles, Andorra was forgotten and technically remained at war with Germany, until the two countries declared peace in 1958.
4BoR TIL that Trader Joes employees will open and let you sample anything in their store if asked, including alcoholic beverages if allowed by law…
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