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TIL that French toast is also known as German toast or Spanish toast

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xVnyk TIL the drums in “Never Let Me Down Again” by Depeche Mode were sampled from the drums in “Rhymin & Stealin” by the Beastie Boys, which we’re in turn sampled from “When The Levee Breaks” by Led Zeppelin.
VDeD TIL: The Yellowstone Park bison herd (approx. 5,500) is descended from a remnant population of 23 individual bison that survived a mass slaughter in the 19th century by hiding out in the Pelican Valley of Yellowstone Park.
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