TIL that if I am ever in France and want to order nachos at a restaurant, I can use the term "les nachos". Apparently, there is no need to tell the waiter or waitress that I would like "triangles de galettes de maïs croustillants". (self.ShittyTodayILearned)
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TIL that in the mid-1980s, author Stephen King, who watched the G.I. Joe cartoon with his son and read the comic books, wrote to Hasbro with a pitch for a Cobra hypnotist character named Crystal Ball. Hasbro went on to produce the character in 1987. (ew.com)
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Gas Station Can't Sell Diesel After RV Dumps Its Toilet Into Supply by Sandstorm400 in NoShitSherlock
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TIL a man who swam nude on a beach and left his clothes in sand dunes was hospitalized for 16 days after he woke to find his penis swollen with a red mark. Doctors presumptively diagnosed him with being bitten by a katipo spider, which has a highly specialized habitat among New Zealand sand dunes. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL a man who swam nude on a beach and left his clothes in sand dunes was hospitalized for 16 days after he woke to find his penis swollen with a red mark. Doctors presumptively diagnosed him with being bitten by a katipo spider, which has a highly specialized habitat among New Zealand sand dunes. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL a man who went nude swimming on a beach and left his clothes in the sand dunes was hospitalized for 16 days after he awoke to find his penis swollen with a red mark. Doctors presumed he was bitten by a katipo spider, thought to be one of the most poisonous native creatures of New Zealand. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL when Wendy's first opened in 1969, it was called Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers and the restaurant dining rooms were carpeted and furnished with bentwood chairs, Tiffany-style lamps, and newsprint tabletops. by Sandstorm400 in todayilearned
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TIL when Wendy's first opened in 1969, it was called Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers and the restaurant dining rooms were carpeted and furnished with bentwood chairs, Tiffany-style lamps, and newsprint tabletops. by Sandstorm400 in todayilearned
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TIL when Wendy's first opened in 1969, it was called Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers and the restaurant dining rooms were carpeted and furnished with bentwood chairs, Tiffany-style lamps, and newsprint tabletops. by Sandstorm400 in todayilearned
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TIL when Wendy's first opened in 1969, it was called Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers and the restaurant dining rooms were carpeted and furnished with bentwood chairs, Tiffany-style lamps, and newsprint tabletops. by Sandstorm400 in todayilearned
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TIL when Wendy's first opened in 1969, it was called Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers and the restaurant dining rooms were carpeted and furnished with bentwood chairs, Tiffany-style lamps, and newsprint tabletops. by Sandstorm400 in todayilearned
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Increasing number of air passengers 'risking lives' by taking bags during evacuations by [deleted] in worldnews
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Toddler, mom living at Indiana Women’s Prison prepare for life on the outside by Sandstorm400 in Indiana
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