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TIL most wasabi sold in the US is just horseradish with food coloring.

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epdJ5 TIL that the actual landmass the state of Rhode Island is named after is more commonly known as Aquidneck Island.
lo8XK TIL Scientists Create ‘Revolutionary’ Artificial Womb. The researchers successfully tested the system on fetal lambs, but they hope that the technology can one day be applied to helping save the lives of critically preterm infants.
YKNW TIL there were active volcanoes on the moon when dinosaurs roamed the earth
QJ7aa TIL French philosopher Voltaire was reportedly obsessed with coffee, drinking as many as 50 cups a day. This likely aided in the eccentricity of some of his writings.
loWmG TIL Daily Mail editor Lord Rothermere was a friend of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler and wrote articles such as "Hurrah for the Blackshirts". The Spectator condemned Rothermere's article commenting that, "The Blackshirts, like the Daily Mail, appeal to people unaccustomed to thinking.”