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TIL Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg) was fluent in French, Latin, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German, Greek and Italian.

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Wkn44 TIL that in the 1800s, US dairy producers would regularly mix their milk with water, chalk, embalming fluid and cow brains to enhance appearance and flavor. Hundreds of children died from the mixture of formaldehyde, dirt, and bacteria in their milk
PMAG TIL that bamboo can be used to make extremely soft yarn for weaving, twice as soft as cotton.
Anwo TIL In 1936 King George V was euthanized by his doctor so he would die in time for the announcement to make the morning papers
l7n9V TIL at the end of the Top Gear US Special after arriving in New Orleans, the hosts gave their cars away instead of selling them as originally planned after seeing the damage from Hurricane Katrina
Y7oW TIL that in 1998, 4% of the 225 richest men’s wealth could provide for entire globe: basic education, basic health care, adequate food, clean water and safe sewers. [NY Times original source]