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TIL that popcorn became the default movie goer snack during the great depression when vendors saw an opportunity to sell a cheap snack.

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BgZoL TIL the most honored rank of English chivalry is the Order of Garter. The unique item is worn on the left leg below the knee. Embroidered on the blue velvet is the motto Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Shame on Him Who Thinks Evil of It).
4X87g TIL shooting free throws in basketball underhanded, or “granny style,” is statistically more effective, but players don’t do it because it doesn’t look cool.
oB4o8 TIL 37% of games purchased on Steam are never played.
ADBXd TIL Apples were introduced to North America by colonists in the 17th century, and the first apple orchard on the North American continent was planted in Boston by Reverend William Blaxton in 1625. The only apples native to North America are crab apples, which were once called "common apples".
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