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TIL a man’s house was invaded by a SWAT team because they thought he was searching the Web for how to kill his wife, but it turned out he was a TV writer researching for a crime show.

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7rWXr TIL when Newfoundland agreed to be annexed by Canada in 1949, one of the conditions was that Islanders continue to be allowed to produce and sell margarine
E1dDw TIL dogs can lose sleep due to negative emotional responses or stimuli. Researchers found that dogs are less likely to toss and turn or sleep restlessly if they receive positive feedback before bedtime
grrWX TIL in the Industrial Age, some foods were colored with poisonous things like various colors of lead and copper salts. Food coloring was used to hide bad quality and to imitate other foods as well. This made food poisoning common during this time.
EgP7x TIL American chocolate tastes weird to the rest of the world due to a substance called butyric acid that is often added. The taste has been compared to vomit by international tasters.
PY0rO TIL that a single strand of Spaghetti is a "Spaghetto"