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TIL the “french” in french fries actually describes the way the spuds are sliced, not their country of origin.

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78gBZ Today I learned people are wrapping bacon around burritos in San Diego
Wk5Y4 TIL : Pacemaker was an accidental discovery by Wilson Greatbatch. Working on a heart-rhythm recorder, he mistakenly added an incorrect electronic component, so that the device produced electrical pulses instead of simply recording them.
loJ87 TIL That even though the city of St. Louis lost its NFL team, the city is still paying off the debt from the construction of the stadium.
9YMKG TIL György Dózsa was executed extremelly cruelly. They made him sit on a heated iron throne and wear a heated iron crown. Then they made his rebel soldiers bite and eat his flesh while priests were singing songs.
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