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TIL there is a giant salt mine 1200 feet beneath Detroit

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gyN8 TIL that the Wisconsin state legislature has explicitly defined “toxic substance” in their “Employees’ Right to Know Law” to exclude Lutefisk
wd58 TIL During prohibition, Maryland’s Governor Albert C. Richie refused to enforce the law. As a result, Maryland remained the only “wet” state in the union.
W7XDo TIL That Crocodile Poop was used for Birth Control in Ancient Egypt
VN08 TIL that no soda company can emulate the taste of Coke because Coca-Cola is the only company in the U.S allowed to use imported coca leaves (where cocaine comes from) in their recipe. A partner company extracts the cocaine from the leaves whereupon they are shipped to Coca Cola.
woYl8 TIL Ben Graham, the father of Value Investing, declined 3 teaching positions (in English, Mathematics, and Philosophy) at Columbia University immediately after he graduated at a tender age of 20.