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TIL of Alice Nutter, an English woman who was hanged after a 9 year old accused her of being a witch

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nejnr TIL in 2002 when scientists studied a 100-year-old original recipe for veal stock, they identified a fifth taste category that was not sweet, bitter, sour, or salty. Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda identified the savory taste as glutamic acid, which he called "umami," or Japanese for "yummy".
vPVBB TIL Pilot Corp., the pen company, went racing at Le Mans with a Ferrari F40, going so far as to win the 4 hours of Anderstorp. They also make jewellery besides their writing instruments.
pYEyQ TIL in United States, before the invention of mass produced typewriters, women was making up only 4% of the clerical workforce in 1874. This number rose to 75% by 1900.
yQn8p TIL the House of Representatives is surrounded by 23 marble relief portraits of famous historical lawgivers, including Napoleon, Jefferson, Moses, Lycurgus, Solon, Gaius and Hammurabi.
KkvQ TIL: To prevent voyeurism, cellphones purchased in Japan can’t disable the camera’s shutter sound.