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Today I learned that dandelion roots can be used to make a coffee-like beverage.

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JYvJ4 TIL that Hershey's designed a customized chocolate bar for the troops during WW2 called "D ration bar". It was so thick that soldiers had to shave slices off with a knife before chewing on it. By the end of the war, more than 3 billion ration bars had been produced.
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QN9L9 TIL The Tower of Skulls stands as one of the planet's most bizarre monuments. Located in Serbia, it consists of over 900 human skulls. Constructed by the Ottoman Empire to intimidate Serbian rebels, it serves as a grim reminder of the empire's brutality.