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TIL that even wine experts can’t distinguish red wine from white wine on taste alone

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6EPO7 TIL that Haiti—the only nation born of a slave revolt—could have been a prosperous country but was impoverished by a crippling, decades-long embargo imposed by Europe and the U.S. after former slaves overthrew the country's European ruling elites.
14lO TIL “Gibby” from the television show iCarly now produces rap music under the name “NoxiK”
6EvLw TIL On March 3, 1876 in Bath County, Kentucky, What appeared to be flakes of red meat fell from the sky. People tasted it and said it seemed to be mutton or venison. Others said it may have been bear meat. The widely accepted theory is that it was carrion, vomited up by vultures passing over.
dDLOr TIL In the 1980s, tobacco giants Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds acquired the major food companies Kraft, General Foods and Nabisco, allowing tobacco firms to dominate America’s food supply and reap billions in sales from popular brands such as Oreo cookies, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese and Lunchables
ydba TIL During the period of 2000-2009 Dave Matthews Band sold more tickets and earned more money than any other act in North America