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TIL that Doritos were originally Disneyland trash. In the early days of Disneyland, a restaurant named Casa de Fritos invented Doritos by repurposing stale tortillas they bought from a local vendor. The chips proved to be so popular they were eventually rolled out nationally by Frito-Lay in 1966.

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jNWxX TIL That John Malkovich won the award for the best supporting actor for his role in the movie Being John Malkovich
GYBY4 TIL at Boston’s Logan International Airport, two American flags fly above gates B-32 and C-19. These gates are where American Airlines flight 11 and United Airlines flight 175 departed from on 9/11.
woYj6 TIL The “space jellyfish phenomenon” occurs when a rocket lifts off in the hours around dawn or dusk and creates a Medusa’s Bell shaped plume of gas.
j8GM TIL The USS Arizona, which was sunk at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese 73 years ago today, still leaks 2-9 quarts of oil each day.
1aovD TIL Venice banned Kebab Shops to preserve the decorum and traditions of the city. Measures were made to stop fast-food restaurants that were incompatible with the city's heritage.