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TIL A school had a mascot named after a racial slur, and some people are still mad when the school changed the mascot.

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0d6oL TIL that death row inmate Lawrence Brewer ordered a triple bacon cheeseburger, meat-lover’s pizza, three fajitas, Blue Bell ice cream, and peanut butter fudge among other items and refused to eat any of it, prompting Texas Senator John Whitmire to banish all “special meal” requests in the state.
8aBQX TIL That the concorde could burn upto 2 tonnes of fuel just to taxi to the runway, however once at Mach 2 it was the most fuel efficient engine ever built.
vPlnB TIL Men value romantic relationships more and suffer greater consequences from breakups than women
nW609 TIL Mariah Carey threw herself a Mariah Carey themed party
p8AMp TIL Whole grains contain the entire grain kernel ― the bran, germ, and endosperm. Refined grains have been milled, a process that removes the bran and germ. This is done to give grains a finer texture and improve their shelf life, but it also removes dietary fiber, iron, and many B vitamins.