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TIL The real Pocahontas story is a tragedy rather than a romance, in contrast to Disney's version.

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9YJGQ TIL despite the Romans using lead water pipes, lead poisoning from the water supply system was almost nonexistent since the high calcium content in their water created a layer of plaque preventing the water contacting the lead itself.
LkjMQ TIL Princess Leia's ship in A New Hope, Tantive IV, was the original design for the Millennium Falcon
YrWW TIL that Henri Nestle invented his breast milk substitute to help Europe’s high infant mortality rates. Today, Nestle abuse their market power to get African mothers hooked on their products.
AXQa TIL Bob Dylan’s guitar from the controversial 1965 concert where he “went electric” was missing for almost 50 years. After it was found and authenticated, it sold at auction in 2013 for a record-setting $965,000.
Y70jx TIL Oreo has to call the white center "creme" instead of "cream" because the FDA does not allow manufacturers to use the word "cream" to describe a food that contains no cream at all.