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TIL a milk protein is used in the manufacturing of latex, which means most condoms are unsuitable for use by vegans.

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A1Dn TIL Paul McCartney, when writing Eleanor Rigby, named her after a costar and a store, only later to find a Grave of Eleanor Rigby near where John Lennon and Paul met.
9w8WG TIL the Russian army only started to issue socks in 2013. They used a portyanki, a foot wrap for the past 300 years
lojEA TIL of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, an all-black airborne unit. Instead of overseas deployment, they fought wildfires started by Japanese balloon bombs on the US west coast. The "Triple Nickles" parachuted directly into affected areas for half the fires they fought.
W7obo TIL a scientist hired his family to refine radium in their basement for 20 years, with the waste buried in the backyard. The property was declared a Superfund site and cost $70M to clean up. His body was exhumed for testing and had the largest amount of radioactive material ever detected in a human.
yVbOv TIL The very first pizza delivery is attributed to Queen Margherita of Savoy in 1889