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TIL that the kids in Are You Afraid of the Dark were throwing non dairy creamer on the fire to make it flare up.

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nWy9r TIL the idea of a "World Turtle" is centuries old, inspiring the Discworld novel series, as well as the phrase "turtles all the way down"
x6NG7 TIL in 1988 JFK conspiracy documentary was aired in UK. It was so inaccurate, the producer was officially censured by British Parliament.
WomB TIL - There is an “Edible Park” in Ashville, NC. It has over 40 different fruit and nut trees that the public is allowed to go and pick fresh fruits from.
bPXN TIL I learned the concept of the weekend is, in most part, owed to Henry Ford. Christian laborers would always request Sunday for a day off and the large Jewish immigrant population always requested Saturdays off as the traditional day of rest.
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