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TIL Nutella was invented during WWII, when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.

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VP04 TIL Between 1992 and 2013, the Amish population increased by 120%, while the US population increased by 23%.
woGY TIL Omar bin Laden (Osama’s son) was denied citizenship in Britain in 2007 because “Omar failed to provide his father’s permanent address”
9Y74B TIL there is a Marvel comic titled "Demon in a Bottle" in which Iron Man battles alcoholism
Z8rWD TIL that the first woman in space, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, was not supplied with a toothbrush during her voyage; she used her finger to brush her teeth
KG8E TIL: NASA Deleted the first line of their mission statement in 2006……“to understand and protect our home planet”