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TIL A man outsourced his entire job to China while sitting at his desk browsing reddit

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VZkm TIL: When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, a Massachusetts church feared he would impose his French “religious infidelity” on the country – so their pastor delivered a “Mammoth Cheese” to the White House inscribed with a quote from Jefferson: “Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God”
YGdW TIL that by the 17th century in Europe it was a well-established fact that the only people who smiled broadly, in life and in art, were the poor, the lewd, the drunk and the innocent.
LQ6Pd TIL in Norway, 'Odd', and 'Even' are common male first names. It is not unusual for a man to be named Odd-Even
oxAR TIL that red bell peppers are simply fully ripened green bell peppers. Yellow bell peppers, however, are different cultivars.
P49G TIL that actor James Doohan was shot six times on D-day after successfully leading his men through a minefield and killing two German snipers. One of the shots to the chest would have been fatal except he had a silver cigarette case there, given to him by his brother.