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TIL that frosting or icing on a cake isn't simply for decoration or flavor. It prevents the cake from drying out by sealing in the moisture.

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BrlJL TIL Pringles were forced to rename the product "Crisps" in the U.S. because the brand uses potato dough rather than sliced potatoes. Years later, Pringles argued in the UK even though their product says "crisps" on the container, they aren't legally crisps. They won in court but lost on appeal.
m15GP TIL that Friedrich Engels had a famously strong libido. He had numerous affairs and, despite his condemnation of prostitution as "exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie", also paid for sex. In 1846, he wrote to Marx that "if there were no Frenchwomen, life wouldn't be worth living".
d8PPK TIL that Richard Nixon, as VPOTUS, had an opportunity to attempt to claim Hawaii's 3 electoral votes in 1960, but graciously abided by the recount and awarded them to his opponent (JFK) instead.
bdoN TIL of Roy Benavidez. He volunteered to be dropped into a firefight against 1000 NVA to save his 12 man team, armed with only a knife. He was wounded 37 times in a 6hr battle, believed dead, and was placed in a body bag. He saved his mates, survived, and received the MoH.
m1V7v TIL Although received extremally negative reviews from everyone, Heaven's Gate was nominated for 1 Oscar (Best Art Direction)