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TIL that the 'ZIP' in ZIP Code is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan

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1aGNd TIL that the term "canola oil" is short for "Canada Oil low acid," a name coined to avoid the less marketable word for the product, "rapeseed oil"
epVZJ TIl of Pipedown, a British campaign group dedicated to removing piped music from public spaces
LkGmd TIL “Uncrustable” sandwiches have been classified as both a type of ravioli and a type of dumpling
PY9JG TIL after an 84 year old man committed suicide, police discovered he'd been living under a false identity (of a dead 8 year old boy) for decades... his co-workers claim he never spoke, and he had no friends
D1L4V TIL the founders of Hewlett-Packard flipped a coin to decide which order their names would be put in the company name. Packard won the toss and put Hewlett’s name first.