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TIL that Native Americans ate some species of white clover plants raw.

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VBjDG TIL Titanic survivors who said the ship split in half before sinking were not believed for 73 years, with one survivor saying people would 'argue' with her about what she really saw, until the Titanic's wreckage was found in half in 1985.
pw4Q TIL cows “moo” in different accents based on their region.
p8nR4 TIL that Coca-Cola is the number one soft drink in the world in every country except for four countries, one being Cuba, another is North Korea, and the last is Myanmar, where they just entered the market. The final and most interesting is Scotland where Irn Bru reigns supreme.
QN4ok TIL that in 1926, during Prohibition, New York City enacted a law that banned dancing in all bars and restaurants that didn't have an expensive cabaret license. The law wasn't officially repealed until October 2017, 91 years later.
1aB4P TIL of the Somerton Man Mystery, a case in which a man was found dead on an Australian beach, with a piece of paper that lead to a book with indentations of a ciphered text. Cause of death unknown, and despite international assistance, he was never identified.