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TIL Kennedy bought 1,200 Cuban cigars hours before he ordered the trade embargo.

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VMXlB TIL That when the VOICE hotline was set up earlier this year for reporting criminal activity of illegal aliens, it was flooded with calls reporting space aliens and Bigfoot sightings
VmeB TIL that glitter is so unique it can be used as forensic evidence if matching glitter is found at the crime scene and on the suspect since glitter often goes unnoticed by the suspect.
vKW4 TIL that 1 soda a day increases your chance of type 2 diabetes by 22%
yVOxv TIL tire manufacturers identify irregularities with dots of paint
awv1J TIL while "Sweet Potato" and "Yam" are used interchangeably in the west, the two foods actually belong to entirely different plant families. Potatoes grow underground and are thought to have originated in Central/South America while Yams grow on a tropical vine and originated in Africa.