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TIL that extended Cigarette holders had many useful purposes.

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R5YD6 TIL that the Ancient Romans would mix water and wine vinegar to make a drink called posca. The drink back then was associated with the lower class, soldiers, and slaves.
v1XOB TIL in 1995 a shirt that featured Margaret from Dennis the Menace saying “Someday a woman will be PRESIDENT!” was pulled from shelves when one Walmart shopper said it offended “family values.” It was restocked 4 months later due to women’s groups threatening to boycott Walmart.
9YL0r TIL James and Betty Jones learned what a James Beard Award was on the day that they won one.
Gao4 TIL Roman Abramovich’s super yacht Eclipse has a missile defence system fitted as a security measure
eprK6 TIL the dodo was not hunted to extinction. Its extinction was most likely the result of hurricanes, local floods, deforestation, and their eggs and young being eaten by pigs and monkeys.