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TIL that Mcdonalds sells Spaghetti exclusively in the Philippines.

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GAkyg TIL that in 1928, one couple named their child Herbert Hoover Jones in honor of the president. After the Great Depression four years later, they petitioned a court to relieve their son of the mortification "which he is suffering and will suffer" and change his name to Franklin D. Roosevelt Jones
eWe4 TIL that Claudius was the only one of the first 15 Roman emperors not to take a male lover. Others considered him strange for only being attracted to women
GAoXg TIL that The Juilliard School has about 275 pianos, including 231 Steinway grands. Also, that the Strings Dept. allows students to borrow valuable historic stringed instruments for special events. Among the more than 200 such instruments, several are by Stradivari and del Gesù.
wLW0J TIL that the state of Vermont not only takes its nickname ("The Green Mountain State") from the Green Mountains, it is named after them. The French words Verts and Monts are literally translated as "Green Mountains".
ZpW64 TIL low-fat chocolate milk was a better rehydrating athletes than common sports drinks