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TIL That Abolitionists Used Maple Syrup in Their Cooking Because Molasses and Cane Sugar Were Both Slave Crops

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X0DNE TIL The longest word in the English language, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which is a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles.
d8DjB TIL the military of San Marino still has an active crossbow corps which has existed uninterrupted since 1295
6EjxW TIL that while Kool Aid usually gets used when referring to the Jonestown Massacre, (drink the Kool Aid) investigators actually found boxes of grape Flavor Aid, a generic version of the drink.
5YoLD TIL the proper term for removing personal protective equipment is “doffing”
aJmo TIL TSA officials at Dulles International Airport snapped a cellist’s $20,000 bow in half, then replaced it in the case for him to find later. By forcing it down, they cracked a part of the cello too