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TIL that Nabisco is short for the somewhat dryly named National Biscuit Company.

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6ErvW TIL of White Boy Rick, an 14 year old FBI informant who was sentenced to life in prison due to the FBI not wanting to admit having used a teenage.
r8Wd TIL Philip II (father of Alexander the Great) threatened Sparta with “if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city.”. The Spartans simply replied with “if.”. neither Philip or Alexander attempted to capture the city.
yQOol TIL of the "Poe Toaster". A shadowy figure dressed in black who for over 7 decades toasted Edgar Alan Poe on his birthday at his grave with cognac and three roses
Eg9Rp TIL Mr. Brightside by The Killers never left U.K. charts. In fact, it was among the top 50 in 2017
jNBWa TIL The Ancient Romans held mock sea battles known as naumachia for entertainment. In some cases, whole amphitheaters like the coloseum would be flooded and the ship battles would take place within them while spectators would watch from their seats.