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TIL compared to average shoppers, chefs are more likely to buy generic store brands for sugar, baking soda, and other kitchen staples

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g057 TIL that the name of the KA-BAR knife, used by the US Marines and Navy, originated from a trapper’s illegible writing after claiming he used the knife to “kill a bear” in 1923.
ZpXeB TIL that an encrypted copy of Microsoft Bob as included on the Windows XP installation CD to make it more difficult to pirate.
GAojN TIL George H. W. Bush served as the US Ambassador to the United Nations during the Nixon administration
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