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TIL In 2009, Kraft (Miracle Whip's parent company) launched an ad campaign that set out to make the goopy white condiment appear cool, claiming Miracle Whip was 'sorta-kinda-not-really-like-mayo, but multiplied by awesomeness.'

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jvRa TIL the Canadian government established one of the most northern settlements in the world by tricking 8 families into living there and then not allowing them to leave.
rROpx TIL Walter Jackson Freeman II, creator of the "icepick" lobotomy, performed as many as 4,000 surgeries in 23 states despite the fact that he had no formal surgical training. Up to 40% of Freeman's patients were gay individuals subjected to a lobotomy in order to change their homosexual orientation.
PYgen TIL that Hitler never visited a single concentration camp or death camp and no written order for the “Final Solution” has ever been found. He also never spoke about it, even to his closest entourage in order to distance himself. This is used by Holocaust deniers as evidence against the Holocaust.
jNykM TIL Model Henriette Yvois became 1 of 12 women from Titanic's 2nd class to die in the sinking. She was travelling with married film maker William Harbeck and they were mistaken by one passenger to be a married couple. Only Harbeck's body was recovered, found clutching Henriette's purse in his hand.
ebEg TIL that in 1842, Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism, became a Mason. Shortly thereafter, he introduced a “sacred” temple ceremony to the Mormons (still in use today) which borrowed heavily from the Masonic initiation ceremony.