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TIL the cannibal sandwich is a staple of Wisconsin cuisine, the sandwich consists of raw ground round beef on rye bread topped with chopped onion. The dish prompted the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to tweet a warning against eating raw meat.

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xV4bw TIL the fastest RC flying machines are gliders that use a technique called 'Dynamic Soaring'. They can get up to 545 mph.
NX5yQ TIL of Kangri cancer, a squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin, found only in Kashmir in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent, due to the use of a kanger, a ceramic pot covered with wicker-work, carried for warmth during cold weather. It develops from erythema ab igne, AKA hot water bottle rash.
nWjjP TIL that Berea College in Kentucky makes tuition FREE for all students through a work-learn program
5YeL9 TIL the term ''Nickelodeon'' was used for early movie theaters that cost 5¢ to enter. An ''odeon'' was any building used for live entertainment in ancient Greece and Rome.
e8m6 TIL that an illegally corked bat was confiscated during the 1st inning of a 1994 Indians vs White Sox game and stored in the umpire’s room for later examination. A teammate crawled 30 feet through the stadium ductwork and swapped out the bat, and an investigation led by a former FBI agent ensued.