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TIL there is no butter (or dairy) in apple butter

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4Mog TIL the “Don’t wear white after Labor Day” rule was started by rich housewives after the Civil War. It was a way for woman from “noble old money” who were in the know to recognize those of “vulgar new money.”
mvmx TIL that ASUS is a shortened form of “Pegasus”, in order to be ranked higher on alphabetical lists.
0b7y TIL Pierlucio Tinazzi, an Italian security guard, is credited with saving 10 people from the Mount Blanc Inferno. He donned breathing equipment and drove into the tunnel on his motorcycle. It was later found melted into the pavement after he dragged an unconscious truck driver behind a fire door.
wLWB1 TIL that Dr. Seuss was the co-producer of the classic cartoon, "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." Seuss himself wrote the lyrics for the famous song, "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch."
v79x TIL that during WWII women signed up to be impregnated by SS officers to help further the Aryan race. They waived all rights to the children they birthed, and they were raised in group homes that instilled Aryan beliefs.