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TIL of Buttergate - a 2021 controversy caused by Canadian dairy farmers adding palm oil to cows' diets, resulting in butter that didn't spread at room temperature.

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rR97x TIL In 1943, a new volcano started growing in Hokkaido, Japan. The Imperial Japanese government censored the news because it considered this a bad wartime omen. Therefore, all we know about this volcano's development comes from the records local postmaster Masao Mimatsu made on his own volition.
6Onw TIL the Hawaiian state flag looks like both the US and UK flag because King Kamehameha wanted it to appeal to both sides during the War of 1812
PYWML TIL that Red lipstick didn't always mean glamour
GRGJ TIL the first chairman of the 9/11 Commission was Henry Kissinger. One of the family members of the victims of 9/11 asked Kissinger if he “had any clients by the name of bin Laden.” Kissinger resigned soon after that.
lLpA TIL research shows that students who write out their notes on paper actually learn more than those taking notes by typing.