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TIL that the state of colorado considers chicken wings to be a sandwich by law

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PXjn TIL that the Cola gets its name from the kola nut, a caffeine-containing fruit of the kola tree, which is used as a flavoring ingredient in beverages
8e6X TIL The inventors of Mountain Dew originally made it to be mixed with whiskey.
w0wW TIL that earthworms do NOT surface to avoid drowning when it rains… Instead, they come to the surface to move overland. Since worms breathe through their skin, the skin must stay wet in order for the oxygen to pass through it. And earthworms can actually survive for several weeks under water…
0wpLy TIL that every tourist to the Kingdom of Bhutan must pay a daily fee of USD$250. This tax is to discourage large tour groups of "low-quality high impact tourists" that may damage Bhutan's fragile and unspoiled environment.
KOMb9 TIL more Americans died per year in the Korean War than the Vietnam War