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TIL in 2023, Heinz created a Label of Truth that shows the exact Pantone reference color of Heinz ketchup. This is so that consumers can trust that they are being served the right product. The scale measuring the color of ketchup ranges from "Heinz" to "Not Heinz" and "Is That Even Ketchup?"

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lOXN TIL that in 2002 14 girls died in a fire after Religious Police refused exit to girls who were not properly dressed.
R5nMw TIL that Natalie Imbruglia’s Torn was a cover of a cover; it was first recorded in 1993 by Danish singer Lis Sørensen, then by the original songwriters’ band Ednaswap 1994, then by Trine Rein in 1996, before becoming a massive international hit with Natalie’s 1997 version
nejJB TIL two men were brought up on federal hacking charges when they exploited a bug in video poker machines and won half a million dollars. His lawyer argued, "All these guys did is simply push a sequence of buttons that they were legally entitled to push." The case was dismissed.
KYDP6 TIL Rosalynn Carter sat in on Jimmy Carter's presidential Cabinet meetings and took notes so she would always know what was going on, and also was the first First Lady to have her own office in the East Wing.
BrvBL TIL about 6 Tongan teenage boys who were shipwrecked and lived on the uninhabited island 'Ata for 18 months (1965-1966). The boys had set up a small commune, with a vegetable garden, hollowed-out tree trunks to collect water, a gym with odd weights, a badminton court, and a permanent fire.