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TIL the McIlhenny Company is one of just a few U.S. companies to have received a royal warrant of appointment that certifies the company as a supplier to Queen Elizabeth II. The warrant held is "Supplier of Tabasco HM The Queen – Master of the Household – Granted in 2009".

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ne57o TIL that the annual Exxon safety calendar featured the Exxon Valdez for the month of March in 1989. On March 24th, 1989, the Valdez ran aground - the most devastating environmental oil spill in history.
gMvoX TIL humans and livestock account for 96% of the biomass of mammals on earth
nWXnG TIL that over 2,000 years ago the Greek astronomer Eratosthenes estimated the Earth’s circumference to be equivalent to 26,000 miles, a 5% error. He did this based on the Sun shining down wells in the Egyptian cities of Alexandria and Styene and knowing how far apart they were.
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