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TIL that in the Civil War, Black US troops served as guards at POW camps for Confederate soldiers

by whatilearned May 29, 2023, 9:21 pm

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TIL of Lafayette, “The Hero of Two Worlds”, at 18 as a French Marquis he defied the King and sailed to America to fight in the Revolutionary War, he then left and served in the French Revolution. Once, when captured, Napoleon himself secured his release. He is buried under soil from Bunker Hill.

by whatilearned May 12, 2023, 10:27 pm

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TIL a pop up restaurant in Japan hired only elderly people with dementia to reduce the stigma attached to it. The customers still ate the food they were served even if the waiters got it wrong.

by whatilearned May 10, 2023, 8:36 pm

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TIL that Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell, who opened the first Taco Bell in 1962, after previously running taco stands called Taco Tia and El Taco. The original walk-up window location served tostadas, burritos, frijoles, chiliburgers, and tacos, all for 19 cents.

by whatilearned May 8, 2023, 2:48 pm

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I was once served a grilled cheese sandwich in Switzerland and it was too hot to eat and I injured myself.

by cringeyjokesman May 7, 2023, 7:01 pm

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TIL Jackie Robinson was a four sport star at UCLA, playing on multiple integrated teams. Including on an undefeated football team. Later, he also served in WWII, where he was court martialed for not moving to the back of the bus when ordered.

by whatilearned April 30, 2023, 5:36 pm

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TIL that the 1963 Elvis Presley film “It Happened at the World’s Fair” came about after Albert Rosellini, the Governor of Washington, suggested to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer executives that they make a movie in Seattle, Washington, which served as the site of the Century 21 Exposition.

by whatilearned April 13, 2023, 9:19 pm

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TIL that Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, known simply as Cane’s, was founded in 1996, and named after the owner’s Yellow Labrador Retriever. Other yellow labs have served as the company mascot, though the dog is not seen on signs for the restaurant in Kuwait, where dogs are not popular.

by whatilearned April 12, 2023, 1:19 pm

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TIL Mobster Al Capone Ran a Soup Kitchen During the Great Depression and served free meals to thousands of unemployed people every day.

by whatilearned April 9, 2023, 2:52 am

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TIL Donald Bellisario, the creator of the show “Quantum Leap”, served in the Marines(sgt) with Lee Harvey Oswald and interacted with him. He created an episode where it is made clear that Oswald killed Kennedy specifically because Bellisario was confident Oswald committed the assassination

by whatilearned April 5, 2023, 9:50 pm

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TIL that Duck Sauce was created in America, after the Chinese started restaurants in the US, and realized that Americans would prefer a sweeter alternative to the Tianmian (Sweet Bean) Sauce traditionally served with Peking Duck.

by whatilearned April 2, 2023, 1:34 pm

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Today I learned that genuine wasabi is rare and likely not even served in most high-end sushi restaurants. Apparently the real deal is difficult to grow as it’s quite picky and takes approx. three years to mature.

by whatilearned April 1, 2023, 3:33 am

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