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TIL that the “root” in Root Beer is from the sassafras tree, the same main ingredient in Ecstasy.

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v1V48 TIL that members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (Pastafarians) are allowed to officiate weddings in New Zealand.
N7LL6 TIL Photoshop 1.0 was released on February 19, 1990 for Macintosh exclusively at a price of $895. At the time of release, it cost around $300 an hour for basic photo retouching. Photoshop became available for Microsoft Windows in 1993 where it would reach global audiences within a few years.
x694o TIL that the celestial bodies or any objects in space we see in space are actually from the past due to how long it takes for light to travel back to Earth.
neW8B TIL Rome and Carthage signed a peace treaty to officially end the 3rd Punic war. In 1985
a89VA TIL cow tipping is a myth and is not physically possible to do. There’s not a single YouTube video proving this has ever happened, despite what Hollywood or your 5th grade friend has told you.