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TIL cocaine users caused McDonald's to take away their coffee spoons

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nEWW TIL at the height of the Cold War the titanium used in building the legendary SR-71 Blackbird was sourced by the CIA (via dummy companies) from the completely oblivious Soviet Union.
6A6m TIL - Since 1934, there have only been two voice actors to voice Donald Duck: Clarence Nash (1934 - 1985) and Tony Anselmo (1985 - present).
nWBxP TIL Manichaeism existed as a world religion, spreading very far and fast. They revered Jesus, Buddha, Zoroaster and Mani (Seal of the prophets) all as prophets to guide humanity towards the light. They rejected an omnipotent god, opting for absolute dualism as a solution to the problem of evil.
mJ4x TIL that after the xkcd comic “Time” was posted, it spawned a 67000-post, 3300000-views thread whose regulars developed their own Time-based culture, creating their own mannerisms and vocabulary. It got so bad that newcomers to the thread could barely understand the latest posts.
R570a TIL in the 1896 Olympics the winners received a silver medal and second place received a bronze medal.