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TIL about Corn Smut, a plant disease that is considered a delicacy.

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v14Vx TIL that the author Edward Bunker (who played "Mr. Blue" in "Reservoir Dogs") did time in San Quentin with Danny Trejo. Bunker, remembering Trejo's boxing skills, offered Danny $320 per day to train Eric Roberts, for a boxing scene in the 1985 Movie "Runaway Train".
wL01W TIL the doctor responsible for anesthetizing the boys during the thai cave rescue believed that there was no chance of the plan actually working
Z8O04 TIL there was a rumor in the 1960s that Japan made products in a town called Usa which were then exported to the US with the label "MADE IN USA" to make them appear as if they were made in the US.
7gNL TIL that Canola is made from Rapeseed. Wanting to avoid the negative connotation of the word ‘rape’ the Rapeseed Association of Canada coined the new name from Canada (Can) and Oil (Ola).
0XLN TIL when Stella Liebeck spilled McDonalds coffee on herself in 1992, it was actually hot enough (180 - 190 F) to cause 3rd degree burns on 6% of her body and caused her to get skin grafting.