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TIL that in WWII, spam, the canned meatloaf, was so vital and ubiquitous, that Uncle Sam became Uncle Spam.

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woLk1 TIL Drivers were banned from drinking alcohol during the Indianapolis 500 in 1914. This came a year after Jules Goux drank 3 bottles of champagne during the 1913 race.
OoYRa TIL $3 trillion was stolen from developing countries by multinational corporations in 2012. While a total of $0.135 trillion in aid was received by those same countries that year.
J1jX8 TIL - About egg coffee. To make traditional Swedish egg coffee, a raw egg is added to the coffee grounds before brewing the coffee, creating a potting soil-like mixture. Some diehard egg coffee lovers use the crushed eggshell as well
ANE1x TIL Shatoosh, meaning wool king in Persian, is the wool from a Tibetan antelope, with the average fiber diameter of a down hair being 11.45 microns compared with cashmere 13-15 microns. it is known as the finest of all animal hairs. The production, sale, and acquisition of it is illegal.
e0MdE TIL that 79% of bone marrow transplants are basically just more complex blood donations. Only 21% of bone marrow transplants involve sticking a needle into your bones (under anesthesia).