TIL head cheese is a loaf of forcemeat made with the flesh of the head of a calf or pig set in aspic (meat jelly). Despite its name, it does not contain cheese or any dairy products.
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TIL flamingos were among the most prized in Roman cuisine. Roman author Pliny the Elder stated in his work: “the tongue of the phœnicopterus (Greater Flamingo) is of the most exquisite flavour.” There is also a mention of Flamingo brains in a later source detailing the life of Elagabalus.
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TIL smut is a multicellular fungus that can infect a broad number of hosts including rice and corn. The latter, corn smut, is considered a delicacy in Mexico called huitlacoche. It’s described as mushroom-like, sweet, savory, woody, and earthy.
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TIL Sleeping Beauty (1959) is known as one of Disney's most influential features, yet it was a box office bomb when it was released. It lost $900,000 (equivalent to $9,940,068 in 2025) for the distributor and many employees from the animation studio were laid off.
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TIL Kumazawa Hiromichi was a Buddhist priest and businessman who publicly disputed the legitimacy of Emperor Hirohito’s (the 124th emperor) bloodline. He claimed to be the direct descendent of the 99th Emperor, Emperor Go-Kameyama
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