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TIL that MSG has received a wrongful bad rap, and likely isn’t dangerous as a food additive.

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PYnvO TIL that the zipper on many jeans will lock in place if you fold the tab down and press it against the teeth.
b6kG4 TIL the brand name Rolex doesn't mean anything, but rather is a completely made-up word that the founder thought is easily pronounced in any language.
9Ye1X TIL Circle A Ranch in Iberia, Missouri is cross-breeding Wagu beef and Angus beef to make Wangus Beef.
X0ajR TIL a space wedding occurred in 2003, with the groom on the ISS and the bride at NASA in Houston. The private ceremony was conducted by video, with the bride standing beside a life-size cutout of the groom. The bride marched in to David Bowie's "Absolute Beginners."
DMRP TIL that a patent on raising a sunken ship by pumping it full of buoyant balls was denied because of prior art in a 1949 Donald Duck comic