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TIL Ronald Reagan approved giving out 30 million pounds of government-owned cheese to struggling families, after the public found out about their gigantic hoard.

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5YK9P TIL a pony in Cornwall, England named "Fat Boy" broke out of his stable into a nearby garden with another pony, got drunk from munching on fallen fermenting apples, and fell into a swimming pool. Fire crews spent 2 hrs building a set of hay steps in the pool & hoisted Fat Boy out with harnesses.
b9agE TIL: Some occupations are overrepresented in serial killers. The skilled labor jobs are aircraft mechanics, shoemakers, and car upholsterers. The semi-skilled/ unskilled jobs are arborists, Truckers, laborers, hotel porters, and gas station attendants.
yQMGw TIL infamous Boston mob boss Whitey Bulger was fed LSD daily by the CIA while in prison
1aVD7 TIL that cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale and Brussel sprouts are all varieties of the same species Brassica oleracea
W7vbL TIL that the small town of Wallace, ID (pop. 971) is actually the center of the universe