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TIL the Big Mac was invented in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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LQM70 TIL that police questioned a young man as a murder suspect in the Doodler case, but could not proceed with criminal charges because the three surviving victims did not want to out themselves as homosexuals by testifying against him in court.
ZegD TIL When prohibition was repealed in 1933, Yuengling beer Company sent a truckload of “Winner Beer” to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in appreciation, which arrived the day the amendment was repealed — particularly notable since Yuengling beer takes almost three weeks to brew and age.
PYLPE TIL Fred from Scooby Doo has had the same voice actor from the very first episode, the only character with this distinction
dKdd TIL 16 year old Ryan White contracted AIDS through a tainted blood transfusion and was denied access to his school. The ensuing lawsuit made national headlines, and his case is widely credited with bringing about AIDS awareness and education.
JYAm4 TIL that relative to other animals humans are born prematurely and thus can be "socialized to a far greater extent than any other animal". Human babies are highly dependent for YEARS on adults (vs. e.g., kitten leaving mother weeks after birth) and thus can be taught/nurtured for better or worse.