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TIL: Before WWII, skim milk, as a byproduct of the butter making process, was either thrown out or used to fatten pigs up. Shortly thereafter, it was marketed as a weightloss food to people.

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4gPg TIL The VA lobotomized thousands of WW2 veterans that suffered from PTSD.
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