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9wBQ6 TIL that Colonel Sanders of KFC never exceeded the rank of private in the US Army, but was later given the title of "Kentucky Colonel" by the Governor of Kentucky, an honorary title for civil service.
awaXJ TIL there is an enduring mystery about who wrote Black Betty (bam-a-lam), and what "Black Betty" stood for. It was first recorded in 1933, using black Texas prisoners.
wL71E TIL that there is mathematical proof that we are all descendants of both royalty and a whole lot of nobodies.
ZmGp TIL Coca-Cola is 90% water. Diet Coke is 99% water.
OoXa4 TIL that although we think of electric vehicles as being a very modern technology, they actually pre-date internal combustion engines and were popular between the 1880s and 1920s.