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TIL McDonalds in The Netherlands has a sauce called “American Sauce” that is not eaten in the United States

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woyk8 TIL Shogun Tokugawa leyasu decreed William Adams(first western samurai) was dead and that Miura Anjin, a samurai, was born. This action "freed" Adams to serve the Shogunate permanently, making Adams' wife in England a widow. Adams managed to send regular support payments to her after 1613.
bGmE TIL that the origin of the Honeycrisp Apple is a 50+ year secret, known only to the creators, researchers at the University of Minnesota
DQgkD TIL about the 2004 disappearance of journalist Guy-André Kieffer, who was kidnapped & disappeared investigating extreme financial corruption & allegations of child labor used in the production of cocoa in Africa, going all the way up to the Ivorian first family of Côte d'Ivoire
KYkxE TIL that that the largest component of Pyrex is oxygen, at 54%.
vPZA8 TIL In Japan, by law, a workday becomes an additional holiday, also known as a "citizen's holiday," if the workday falls between two holidays.