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TIL Gatorade was invented by the University of Florida and is named after the Florida Gators

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KOxYG TIL in 1965, Arnold Schwarzenegger went AWOL in the Austrian Army (during the 1 year service required by the government) to attend a bodybuilding contest. He spent a week in military prison, but won the contest, propelling the opportunity for larger contests and, ultimately, his ticket to to America
6Q7J TIL that the term pumpernickel translates into the devil’s fart
Wpm4 TIL: Bill Nye’s father was in a POW camp for four years during WWII
GZ9N TIL that Ryan White, an HIV/AIDS spokesman in the 80s, was expelled from middle school after contracting HIV from an infected blood transfusion. 117 parents and 50 teachers campaigned for his ban, after being told that the students would catch HIV if they were in the same class as he was.
kOwj4 TIL before 2013, Pizza Hut was the largest consumer of kale; They only used it as a decoration for their salad bar.