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TIL Despite its Famous Cafe Culture, Italy does Not Have a Single Coffee Farm

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LQA9Q TIL - In the 2020 Census, Over Half of White Americans Reported Being of English, German or Irish Descent
QjB6 TIL in the mid 19th century, Chicago was in desperate need of a sewage system, but instead of digging down to install the sewers, they raised the entire city up 4 feet.
ANlPw TIL a 1,200 year old formula of garlic, onion, wine and ox bile worked to inhibit antibiotic-resistant bacteria
1aRmV Til of Babani Sissoko, who used black magic to con the Islamic Dubai Bank of more than $240m. He served half of his 43 day sentence and paid fines ($1.25m) with the money defrauded from the bank
nebQP Today I learned that Pies were originally called Coffins, and no one ate the crust.