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TIL The California roll (a kind of sushi roll) was created in Vancouver, Canada by Chef Hidekazu Tojo in the 70’s.

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neGOr TIL that in 1885, James Whitcomb Riley wrote and published a poem called "Little Orphant Allie", based on a little girl he had met named Alice (nicknamed Allie). Due to a typo in the published version, her name was misspelled as Little Orphan Annie, and this name became a much more famous character.
N7VOM TIL on Metallica's 1986 tour, guitarist Kirk Hammet and bassist Cliff Burton drew cards for bunks. Burton won, drawing the ace of spades. Hammet replied, "Fine ... I'll sleep up front, it's probably better up there anyway." That night, the bus flipped and Burton was thrown from his bunk and crushed.
OGl9X TIL that prior to the Nazi era, more than 100,000 Germans had learned Esperanto and it was being taught in the elementary schools of 126 German cities.
9jkG TIL that falcons will imprison their prey alive for storage
d89m7 TIL George Washington was a Master Mason