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TIL that the FDA has banned Kraft Singles from using the term "pasteurized processed cheese food", meaning that all Kraft Singles are now known as "pasteurized prepared cheese product" instead.

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8xR8 TIL The oldest known timber constructions in the world are 4 wooden water wells in the Greater Leipzig region, Germany. They were built during the early Neolithic period between 5469 and 5098 BCE.
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