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TIL that Aztecs raised Chihuahuas in order to eat them

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n7PP TIL the last living Heath Hen, “Booming Ben” got his name from his loud mating call he did to try to attract a female. He never knew he was the last of his kind.
8bpX TIL that most Italian extra virgin olive oil sold in stores is a fraud. Nearly 70% of cheaper olive oil is not from actual olives, but is cut with cheaper seed oil to lower the price, and much of the product doesn’t even come from Italy.
WvA TIL NASA often shows the movie “Armageddon” as part of its management training program and asks its new staff to find as many scientific-inaccuracies as they can (there are at least 168).
P1aae TIL that in 1867, John A. Winston, a former Governor and Confederate Officer from Alabama, presented his credentials to the United States Senate as Senator-elect from Alabama. However, he was not allowed to take his seat because he refused to take the oath of allegiance to the United States.
d8MKr TIL all English males over the age of 14 are to carry out two hours of longbow practice every week, supervised by the local clergy. This law dates from the Middle Ages, and is still in place today