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TIL some cultures eat milt, the seminal fluid of fish.

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0pXA TIL That the Beastie Boys first album was hardcore punk rock, and that after Mike D appeared on stage with a VW emblem attached to a large chain worn as a necklace, it started a rash of thefts of VW hood ornaments because of fans trying to emulate him.
Zx9Y TIL JFK promised to abolish segregation with the stroke of a pen but after two years of an unfulfilled promise, African Americans in mass sent pens to the White House with letters reading “in case you needed that pen” which led him to sign an order to ban racial discrimination in wages
p8Dme TIL: NDMA (N-Nitrosodimethylamine) is a cancer causing ingredient put into a lot of products which show up on the USA's FDA recall list. Everything from medication to supplements and water have been found to contain NDMA, most recently listed Metformin Hydrochloride, Anti-diabetic medication.
nW6Yb TIL Actor Lionel Royce, dismissed in Nazi Germany for being Jewish, retreated to the Alps, grew a beard, and dyed his hair with hydrogen peroxide. he returned to stage as a "self-thought peasant actor" and was praised by the Nazi as proof of Aryan superiority
D1oPe TIL In 1903, Massachusetts and Missouri became the first states to require a driver’s license, although it wasn’t necessary to pass a test to obtain one. In 1908 when the Model T debuted, Rhode Island became the first state to require both a license and a driver’s exam