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TIL that the U.S. allows foods and ingredients that are banned in other countries such as: synthetic growth hormones, arsenic, food dye, and Olestra

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KYJaE TIL Abraham Lincoln actually liked the song “Dixie” despite its confederate association. After Richmond was captured he requested a band play it saying “Our adversaries over the way attempted to appropriate it, but I insisted yesterday that we fairly captured it.”
9eZG TIL during the 1968 My Lai Massacre one helicopter pilot landed between the marauding American troops and innocent civilians and threatened to kill the Americans if they continued. He was later awarded America’s highest honor for bravery not directly involving combat
DQWmv TIL that the word 'nausea' means 'seasick'. This means saying that nausea is a symptom of seasickness is a tautology? (thanks RobWords and Jess)
yG8X TIL Greenland sharks are the longest-living vertebrate species, with a potential lifespan of over 200 years.
aV1L TIL the average color of the universe is a beigeish white, and is named “Cosmic Latte”