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TIL Wisconsin produces more cheese than Italy

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JWm1 TIL the term “pixel” is short for “picture element”
AN6yl TIL about the West Point Spiked Eggnog Riot of 1826, when cadets, including future Confederate President Jefferson Davis, went on a wild bender after sneaking booze into the academy. Captain Hitchcock tried to regain control but was attacked, and nearly shot, while a drunk drum corps played outside
YXXv TIL that a man went through simulated labor to put an end to the age old debate about pain thresholds…and called mercy after three hours.
kO9M1 TIL a F-15 took down a satellite.
4XM4N TIL The Addams Family was given their name by the cartoonist who created them, Charles Addams