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TIL That the president does not actually have to “pardon the turkey”, he can still ask to have it cooked for him

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ne1B7 TIL That acorns are edible with a little prep, and can eaten roasted, turned into flour, or even used as a coffee substitute.
9Yl9p TIL After closely investigating Michael Jackson for more than a decade, the FBI found nothing to suggest that Jackson was guilty of child abuse.
OoXB7 TIL of Horse Diving, an attraction that was popular in the mid-1880s, in which a horse would dive into a pool of water, sometimes from as high as 60 feet
E1eew TIL the HMS Sussex (96) suffered a kamikaze attack from a Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia" that left a dent and imprint on the side of the ship.
dDXNB TIL Wendy's in Japan is colloquially referred to as "Fakkin". The company disapproves of its use because of its similarity to the pronunciation of the English word "f*cking".