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TIL the internet in cuba is so bad that cubans had to invent their own

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YpwQd TIL: “non-dairy” products (such as CoffeeMate creamer) can still contain milk and dairy derivatives. “Non-dairy” is not defined by the FDA. However “diary free” is & products with this labeling do not contain dairy.
4NvR TIL that the northernmost vineyard on Earth is a nuclear power plant in Finland. It’s made possible by using heated waste coolant water from the plant to sustain the grapes in the climate.
YeA TIL Henry David Thoreau once accidentally burned down 300 acres of Walden Woods, and was known around town as “wood burner.”
4p7N TIL During the Normandy Allied Invasion, a Scottish Piper played his bagpipes walking upright while the carnage erupted. He later asked captured German prisoners why they hadn’t shot him. They said they thought he was crazy.
16o5W TIL that the defunct semi-pro Canadian Women's Hockey League had two teams in Shenzhen, China for 2 seasons, forcing the Canadian teams to fly 7000 miles there for road games once a season