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TIL Eight people died in what was know as the London Beer Flood after 1,470,000 liters of beer spilled out of a brewery and into the streets

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BrRBd TIL that tabloid The Sun isn't sold in Liverpool - a boycott going back to 30 years after they published a heinous lie about a local tragedy. Even Tesco won't carry it.
J1dJQ TIL McDonald’s once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli. It was an attempt to get kids to eat healthier. However, adding a sweet flavor to broccoli doesn't make it any more appetizing to kids, who were confused by the taste.
worY8 TIL the first food ever smuggled into space was a corned beef sandwich. It was smuggled onboard the Gemini III NASA mission on March 23, 1965 by Astronaut John Young to give to fellow astronaut Gus Grissom. Grissom was not scheduled to eat anything during the 4 hour 52 minute orbital mission.
V8DG TIL Researchers at MIT studied phantom traffic jams (jams that arise in the absence of any obstacles) and found they are inevitable at a certain vehicle density threshold. The waves of traffic are named Jamitons, and are similar to the equations that describe detonation waves produced by explosions.
R76xw TIL that the CDC is based in Atlanta because it was started to fight malaria in the South. It did this by spraying homes (inside and outside) with DDT and draining wetlands. Starting in 1946, malaria was eradicated in the US by 1951.