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TIL there was a ban on sliced bread in the US in 1943.

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AyWa TIL as much as 40 percent of bottled water in the United States comes from public water supplies yet costs up to 2000 time more
5VwYP TIL In 2014, a regular 27 year old Lars Mittank disappeared from Bulgaria's Varna Airport after a vacation with his buddies. Bizarrely he was last seen on CCTV fleeing the terminal and airport, and was never found. Theories include a psychotic break after getting punched in the ear.
MeaMB TIL of Tanzanian man Saniniu Laizer: a small-scale miner who found 3 rare Tanzanite gemstones which he sold to the government for 12.44 billion Tanzanian shillings. ($5.35 million USD). Laizer, who has 30 children, said it won't change his lifestyle of caring for his 2,000 cows.
joMa TIL in 1812, an American ship rescued a British crew stranded on an island. While the Americans went out to search for food for the extra crew, the British took over the ship and left the Americans stranded on the island.
jN5YN TIL the crew on a WW2 Japanese cruiser annoyed the ship's officers by teaching a pet monkey to salute them