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TIL that in 2018 fast food chain Sonic added a limited time Pickle Juice Slushie to their menu, that tasted like pickle juice. In 2022 Sonic brought it back for 3 weeks, because many people on social media wanted them to bring it back.

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kOrGg TIL in ancient Hawaii it was forbidden for men to eat with women and women were not allowed to eat certain food. The taboo was broken in 1819 when King Kamehameha II had a dinner party with women. They named this festive dinner a Luau.
b9Q00 TIL after Ringo Starr publically claimed that he missed nothing about Liverpool, a hedge statue of Ringo in Liverpool got its head chopped off.
KYNOG TIL that non-biting midges are among the most important pollinators in the Arctic. Only about 4,000 insect species have been identified in these regions, and nearly half are flies. These hardy little critters play a critical role in the ecosystem through their pollination efforts.
vPEpR TIL the 2004 Madrid train bombings (also known as 11M) that occurred March 11th, 2004 resulted in 193 deaths precisely 911 days after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. The main perpetrators went on to receive combined prison sentences of over 100,000 years.
OoGJY TIL in 1984, Steven Tyler, the vocalist for the band Aerosmith, heard an old Aerosmith song on the radio and didn't recognize it due to memory loss from years of drug use. He suggested the band record a cover of the song. Lead guitarist, Joe Perry told him "It's us, fuckhead."