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TIL that when cooking in a cast iron skillet, the ammount of iron in the food may increase by 850 percent.

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ONyL TIL most of the gold ever mined is still in circulation today. That gold ring or watch that you’re wearing, could have been from several ancient-historic figures such as Cleopatra or Alexander the Great
Oomo1 TIL There was a Chinese man who faked his way into becoming a musician for the King of Qi without knowing how to play the instrument at all. He imitated movements of other musicians and was paid a good salary in the ensemble until the King died. The new King preferred solo performances, so he fled
j6BX TIL some holocaust survivors died within their first week of freedom due to overeating chocolates and sweets given to them by soldiers
wGL1 TIL that a fire in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 2002 killed 15 school girls. The girls were not allowed to leave the burning building by the state’s religious police because they were not wearing correct Islamic dress.
VBJNG TIL the Nintendo character Kirby is named after John Kirby, a corporate lawyer that won their case when they were sued by Universal Studios for using the name Kong in Donkey Kong.