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TIL in Germany and Poland, a drink named "Goldwasser" was produced from several herbs and small flakes of 23 karat gold

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8aonP Today I Learned that there are at least 18 active gangs in the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, with some having been in existence for over 50 years.
gMB4D TIL: 6 years after resigning, Nixon testified on behalf of former FBI assistant director Mark Felt at Felt's own trial, and gave money to Felt's defense fund. In 2005 Felt revealed he had been "Deep Throat", Bob Woodward's source while breaking the Watergate scandal that led to Nixon's resignation.
d80gd TIL that deaf infants, and those born to deaf parents, “babble” using their hands during the language-acquisition period.
4kroa TIL that in 1973, the Vanderbilts held a family reunion. Not one of the 120 decedents were millionaires at the time.
QJo4E TIL that MSG is not bad and is perfectly safe for you (unless you are mega dozing on it). In fact glutamate is found almost in everything from vegetables to dairy products and is also produced and used by every living being in the biosynthesis of proteins.