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TIL Black people were denied vanilla ice cream in the Jim Crow south – except on Independence Day

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rRY50 TIL that the British RAF filled their reserve fuel tanks with beer in order to quench the thirst of troops at the front lines in WWII. They were called "beer bombs" and the high altitude kept the beer cold en route.
gMKvW TIL that when legendary baseball player Yogi Berra died in 2015, the Associated Press obituary accidentally announced the death of Yogi Bear.
97XX TIL that rapper Del the Funky Homosapien wrote the Gorillaz song “Clint Eastwood” with the book “How to Write a Hit Song,” which he bought with a coupon from his mom. He gave the platinum plaque to his mom.
x6ALo TIL Yahoo! isn't an exclamation of joy
R7701 TIL that Kalawao County, Hawaii, is the least-populated county in the United States and occupies the least area of any county