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TIL that Grapple is simply just an apple soaked in Methyl Anthranilate (artifical grape flavoring).

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5VYd9 TIL a Canadian mob boss sued a magazine for 1.25M for calling him "godfather", but was awarded $2
amv0 TIL that since his death all VLC Media Player updates have been named after the works of the late great Terry Pratchett
4ky5 TIL 35 years after it’s launch, it’s estimated Voyager 1’s power supply still has 76% of its initial capacity.
P1NbJ TIL that coffee is believed to have been discovered by a shepherd when he saw his sheep becomes more active when eating coffee plants
JYbpv TIL the second version of the confederate flag was almost entirely white to symbolize the "Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race". The design was changed after confederate soldiers complained that it looked too much like the white flag of defeat.