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TIL that caribou is simply the North American name for reindeer.

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VgWQ TIL Earth has other moons
rNyKw TIL the term "rock and roll" is often credited to DJ Alan Freed, who popularized the term in the early 1950s to describe the new style of music that appealed to young audiences and reflected the changing social and cultural landscape of postwar America.
WknYN TIL During WW II the US Army was aware that mail to soldiers was critical for morale, but overwhelmed with the volume and space it took to ship. So the resuscitated a British/Eastman Kodak method where every letter was photographed, and the film was shipped, then printed. It was called V Mail.
Z887p TIL Jews are often associated as scheming merchants who love money because in the Middle Ages Christians were forbidden to lend out money with interest, Jews were not.
9DwG TIL Cheddar cheese that has been ripened for six months is considered “mild.” Seven months to a year of ripening makes “sharp” cheddar, and two years worth of aging yields an “extra sharp” product.