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TIL that perpetual stew is a dish, which consists of different types of ingredients cooked in a pot. It can be cooked for decades by adding more ingredients and liquid frequently as well as heating it consistently.

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e0g5b TIL the word "daily" in the Lord's Prayer ("our daily bread") translates from the ancient Greek word "epiousios," which appears twice in the New Testament and nowhere else in any known ancient Greek text. We're not 100% sure of its meaning-some say it means "necessary" or "for the future" instead.
QrKa TIL 5 of the 6 longest bridges in the United States are in Louisiana.
x64Ob TIL: That during World War II, finding men to fill the role of Santa Claus became increasingly difficult. Some stores selected women with deep voices to play the part, one of whom was quite successful until customers started complaining about Santa's visits to the ladies' restroom.
b6Ww9 TIL about the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned Chinese workers from the U.S. for more than 60 years from 1882 until 1943
VBmg4 TIL: The band "The Dandy Warhols" promised in one of their songs on their 2003 album "Welcome To The Monkey House" that when Michael Jackson died, they would cover the song "Blackbird" by The Beatles. They released it as a single 5 months after his death in 2009.