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TIL that in 2013, an incident known as "Pastagate" erupted in Quebec after the Office Québécois de la Langue Française ordered an Italian restaurant to remove the word "pasta" from its menu and replace it with a French equivalent. Following public outcry, the agency allowed the word to stay.mentalfloss.com ↗
Jen Hamilton posts about her separation/divorce: “Day 1 absolutely devastated. Please don’t try to reach out to anybody on my behalf. That would make everything much worse for me. Please just let me grieve. My heart is absolutely shattered. He broke my heart but I still love him with all the pieces”v.redd.it ↗
TIL in 2021 NFL player Alvin Kamara had yet to spend any of his salary after 4 yrs in the league despite signing a $75m contract in 2020 with the New Orleans Saints. Instead he lived off of his endorsement deals. He said "My mom ain't never had this much. It would be a shame if I got this & lost it"cnbc.com ↗