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WJJL TIL that despite being synonymous with blandness, vanilla is one of the most complex spices in the world and the second most expensive, next to Saffron.
8aXBa TIL The first known mention of mixing whiskey with Coke was in a 1907 report of an employee of the United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, who encountered the drink when visiting the South. Today, the drink is considered low-brow cultural fare and tends to be frowned upon by whiskey aficionados
NpgJ TIL - Bill Gates wants you to take his ‘favorite course of all time’ for free online
rRYPW TIL that Jeff Bezos is not the richest man in history. Both Carnegie & Rockefeller had 3x his wealth.
VMWVQ TIL around 15% of active Twitter accounts are social bots. This means there are nearly 48 million accounts that are not controlled by humans.