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TIL the first woman to be crowned “Miss America” said of the title, “I never cared to be Miss America. It wasn’t my idea. I am so bored by it all. I really want to forget the whole thing.”

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d8n7E TIL that in the Deep South, you can dig into a jar of sweet and sour Kool-Aid pickles (also know as Koolickles).
0dWgj TIL the dairy industry has been lying to us. Skimmed milk is a highly processed food. Powdered milk is added to water. The dairy industry promotes lowfat milk and skim milk because they can make more money on the butterfat when used in ice cream.
EgPjw TIL the first dog poop cleanup laws in the US started in NY in 1978
VMbm TIL that the Olympics asked for drummer Keith Moon, who died in 1978, to perform at this year’s closing ceremony.
7dNx TIL that the janitor of the Air Force Academy was a Medal of Honor winner who went unnoticed for almost ten years until a cadet stumbled across his story in a history book. When the janitor passed away, he was buried at the cemetery and is the only non-air force enlisted man buried there.