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TIL it's not safe for a pregnant woman to eat baloney

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PYw7n TIL in the early 1900’s, Idaho potatoes were used only for hog food until a railroad superintendent found that they were delicious when baked. Celebrity endorsements, a song and a 40ft potato shaped sign (with electric winking eyes) soon followed and the "baked" potato became mainstream fare.
8wyb TIL that Wil Weaton replied to a devoted fan 21 years after she applied to join his official fan club.
6EEww TIL there is a 50 square mile "Zone of Death" in Yellowstone National Park that people can get away with murdering due to a legal loophole
kQe4 TIL Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Casino was heavily damaged by a bomb in an extortion attempt in 1980. The bomb was designed and built by a millionaire businessman is the most complex improvised explosive device ever created, according to the FBI.
6EG7Q TIL that the inventor of the Frisbee was cremated and had his ashes made into frisbees. The frisbees were then distributed to family and friends.