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TIL that a group of Owls is called a parliament.

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p858p TIL that the Icewind Dale region of the hugely popular D&D "Forgotten Realms" campaign setting was created with author R.A. Salvatore claimed a typo on the map as the setting for his new book since all the other regions were taken by other authors.
6EP9W TIL: in 1921, White Castle changed the Nation's perception of beef from "low grade meat likely to be richer with E coli than nutrients" by creating a logistics system having fresh beef delivered twice a day and on display in the front of their shops, as well as inventing the hamburger bun.
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