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TIL that the oldest “Irish” tavern in New York City only began admitting women after legally being forced to do so in 1970.

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naQP TIL that there was a breed of dog called the Turnspit Dog or Kitchen Dog that was bred specifically to run on a wheel that turned the spit that cooked meat over open flame. It is now extinct.
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