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Today I LearnedToday I Learned is a feature where The Takeout writers share something they learned today.

May 20

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Today I Learned5/20/20

TIL “Aggression Cookies” are catharsis for kids and adults alike

Marnie Shure

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Apr 23

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Today I Learned4/23/20

TIL: At-home communion kits bring Christ into your living room

Allison Robicelli

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Mar 27

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Today I Learned3/27/20

The Waffle House Index is currently red—what does that mean?

Allison Robicelli

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Jan 21

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Today I Learned1/21/20

TIL Bombay duck is not actually duck

Aimee Levitt

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Apr 25 2019

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Today I Learned4/25/19

You can buy 10-lb. bags of Sonic’s crunchy ice for 2 measly bucks

Allison Shoemaker

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Apr 8 2019

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Today I Learned4/8/19

Really, it’s okay to wash your cast-iron skillet with soap

Gwen Ihnat

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Mar 27 2019

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Today I Learned3/27/19

TIL: Sympathy vomiting is a real-life phenomenon

Gwen Ihnat

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Mar 27 2019

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Today I Learned3/27/19

TIL: Why leftover rice could give you food poisoning

Gwen Ihnat

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Mar 13 2019

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Today I Learned3/13/19

TIL Frédéric Chopin’<em></em>s heart was preserved in Cognac<em></em>

Today I Learned3/13/19

TIL Frédéric Chopin’s heart was preserved in Cognac

Allison Shoemaker

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Mar 8 2019

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Today I Learned3/8/19

TIL the guy who founded Tito’<em></em>s is a billionaire named Bert Beveridge<em></em>

Today I Learned3/8/19

TIL the guy who founded Tito’s is a billionaire named Bert Beveridge

Allison Shoemaker

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Mar 7 2019

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Today I Learned3/7/19

TIL how the church saved wineries during Prohibition

Gwen Ihnat

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Feb 20 2019

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Today I Learned2/20/19

TIL you can make a banana piano, and pointlessly smoke the peels

Allison Shoemaker

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Feb 14 2019

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Today I Learned2/14/19

TIL there’<em></em>s a sausage hotel in Germany

Today I Learned2/14/19

TIL there’s a sausage hotel in Germany

Gwen Ihnat

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Jan 23 2019

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Today I Learned1/23/19

Behold, a tiny house that runs, like America, on Dunkin’s coffee grounds

Allison Shoemaker

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Jan 17 2019

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Today I Learned1/17/19

Girl Scout Cookie And Beer Festival: We want to go to there

Allison Shoemaker

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Jan 15 2019

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Today I Learned1/15/19

TIL: You can buy from Costco without a membership

Kate Bernot

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Jan 8 2019

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Today I Learned1/8/19

A large pizza contains more total pizza than 2 small ones, says math

Kate Bernot

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Dec 11 2018

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Today I Learned12/11/18

Preheating your coffee mug is divine

Kate Bernot

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Dec 4 2018

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Today I Learned12/4/18

USDA: A serving of French fries is 12 fries

Kate Bernot

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Nov 29 2018

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Today I Learned11/29/18

Oh god, there may actually be reason to give your houseplants fizzy water

Kate Bernot

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TIL “Aggression Cookies” are catharsis for kids and adults alike

TIL: At-home communion kits bring Christ into your living room

The Waffle House Index is currently red—what does that mean?

TIL Bombay duck is not actually duck

You can buy 10-lb. bags of Sonic’s crunchy ice for 2 measly bucks

Really, it’s okay to wash your cast-iron skillet with soap

TIL: Sympathy vomiting is a real-life phenomenon

TIL: Why leftover rice could give you food poisoning

TIL Frédéric Chopin’s heart was preserved in Cognac

TIL the guy who founded Tito’s is a billionaire named Bert Beveridge

TIL how the church saved wineries during Prohibition

TIL you can make a banana piano, and pointlessly smoke the peels

TIL there’s a sausage hotel in Germany

Behold, a tiny house that runs, like America, on Dunkin’s coffee grounds

Girl Scout Cookie And Beer Festival: We want to go to there

TIL: You can buy from Costco without a membership

A large pizza contains more total pizza than 2 small ones, says math

Preheating your coffee mug is divine

USDA: A serving of French fries is 12 fries

Oh god, there may actually be reason to give your houseplants fizzy water

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TIL “Aggression Cookies” are catharsis for kids and adults alike

TIL: At-home communion kits bring Christ into your living room

The Waffle House Index is currently red—what does that mean?

TIL Bombay duck is not actually duck

You can buy 10-lb. bags of Sonic’s crunchy ice for 2 measly bucks

Really, it’s okay to wash your cast-iron skillet with soap

TIL: Sympathy vomiting is a real-life phenomenon

TIL: Why leftover rice could give you food poisoning

TIL Frédéric Chopin’s heart was preserved in Cognac

TIL the guy who founded Tito’s is a billionaire named Bert Beveridge

TIL how the church saved wineries during Prohibition

TIL you can make a banana piano, and pointlessly smoke the peels

TIL there’s a sausage hotel in Germany

Behold, a tiny house that runs, like America, on Dunkin’s coffee grounds

Girl Scout Cookie And Beer Festival: We want to go to there

TIL: You can buy from Costco without a membership

A large pizza contains more total pizza than 2 small ones, says math

Preheating your coffee mug is divine

USDA: A serving of French fries is 12 fries

Oh god, there may actually be reason to give your houseplants fizzy water