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TIL Idaho got its name because some guy George M. Willing proposed the name to Congress, claiming that it was Shoshone Indian for “Gem of the Mountain,” when it was really just a word he made up.

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NXAVQ Today I learned that Al Martino, who plays Johnny Fontane in The Godfather, got the role with help and pressure of his actual Godfather and crime boss, Russell Bufalino, exactly like his character.
OGAg TIL that food made with “Real Kraft Cheese” actually contains no real cheese
LQEoQ TIL that there is a Jewish-American mafia, which is often referred to as “Kosher Nostra”.
GAGOJ TIL that the white specks in a Thomas English Muffin are farina.
wo5V6 TIL That the Congo River is the deepest in the world at 729ft (220m) and it’s basin is half the size of the US. (1.5mil sq miles or 4mil sq km.)