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TIL Christmas wasn't an official holiday in the United States until 1870.

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j6jLM TIL that the low cost wine brand "Two Buck Chuck" was created by Fred Franzia, who bought the Charles Shaw name from a bankrupt winery for $27k. Once when asked why his wine was cheaper than water, he replied "They're overcharging for the water. Don't you get it?"
v1gpr TIL that "Ukraine" roughly means "Borderlands", and was referred to as "the Ukraine" during Soviet times, but no longer.
9YRVr TIL that in Return of the Jedi (1983) for the speeder chase, Garrett Brown walked through the forest shooting at less than one frame per second. By walking at about 5 mph and projecting the footage at 24 frame/s, the motion seen in the film appeared as if it were moving at around 120 mph
7Mjp TIL that in 1946 an African American man impersonated Adolf Hitler and wrote letters to American fascists and Nazi supporters asking for money to fund a surprise attack.
ADB5n TIL In 17th century England, the pineapple was a symbol of wealth and luxury. Even security guards were hired to protect pineapples from being stolen. Such as in an 1807 court case where a Mr. Godding was sentenced to seven years transportation to Australia for stealing seven pineapples.