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TIL The first ever "music video" was made in 1895 to test Thomas Edison's Kinetophone

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6RYX TIL a Sweedish study concluded that the United States was one of the most racially tolerant countries in the world.
6rKX TIL Pineapple contains a substance called bromelain that actually breaks down proteins. If your mouth gets sore after eating pineapple or drinking fresh pineapple juice, it may be because the bromelain started breaking down the proteins that make up your mouth
YEvr TIL in England during WWII the US military demanded segregation. The locals in Lancashire complied and put a “Black Troops Only” sign on a pub and a mini-race-war ensued.
JYJ5m TIL that the chunks of ice that break off of icebergs are officially called "bergy bits"
Z84eo TIL that George Washington’s ancestral home in England still stands. Which still has the original coat of arms used on the a Medal of Honour and the Washington D.C flag.