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TIL the Minuteman ICBM had a smaller more portable brother, the Midgetman missile

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yG7M TIL Doritos were created at Disneyland in an attempt to use up old tortillas that would otherwise be thrown out.
veyD TIL that the switch from $1 bills to $1 coins would save American taxpayers approximately $4.4 billion in the next 30 years. This is because coins are significantly more durable than paper bills.
M7Qg7 TIL that a BBC variety program called "the Black and White Minstrel Show" — featuring white people singing and dancing in blackface — was broadcast until the late 1970s. Watched by 12-16 million Britons every week, it won awards and made it onto screens in many other countries, including Australia.
JYro4 TIL the shape of Spaghetti-Os is actually a real type of pasta. It's not just an American invention. Its true name is Anelli and it's a traditional pasta variety. It even has a holiday on December 11th called National Noodle Ring Day.
OJgR TIL at the end of the Gulf War, 20 people died in Kuwait due to falling bullets from celebratory gunfire