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TIL that Malt-O-Meal (makers of those "off brand" cereals) are owned by Post making them effectively not off brand at all

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j6RGM TIL of the Stoned Ape Theory. The theory of how the consumption of psilocybin mushrooms led to a rapid increase of cognitive brain function, and ultimately the evolution from Homo erectus to Homo sapian.
5618 TIL Oskar Schindler(of Schindler’s List) is the only member of the Nazi Party to be buried in Jerusalem on Mount Zion,Israel
X8rD TIL Judy Garland was put on a diet while filming The Wizard of Oz. The diet consisted of chicken soup, coffee and 80 cigarettes a day. She was 16 years old.
PvDJ TIL that roundabouts reduce fatalities from accidents by 90%. They also lower wait times and save on gas.
P5Yn TIL: Margaret Anne Cargill was a philanthropist born into one of the wealthiest families in the world. She gave away more than $200M during her life, always anonymously, and provided that after her death all her wealth go to charity. In 2011 her assets were liquidated, resulting in a $6B donation.