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Til that the east and west US use different sized sticks of butter

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Lk55d TIL that Chicken wings used to be considered junk meat parts, and were tossed out. Then, in 1964, a restaurant in Buffalo, NY decided to cook and serve them. Today there is a shortage of chicken wings worldwide, which has caused prices to go up.
oRYMY TIL Diamond Jim Brady had over 2 million dollars in jewelry, equivalent to over $73 million today
e04x4 TIL that mosquitoes can not only smell what blood type you are, they prefer type O. In fact, people who are type O are twice as likely to be bitten than someone who is type A.
g4k8 TIL World’s fastest talking man can articulate more than 500 words per minute and sings Michael Jackson’s BAD in 20 seconds.
GAy4j TIL the peace sign is also known as "the V sign" in some of the British commonwealth nations, and has various meanings based on how its presented. When displayed with the palm inward toward the signer, it can be an offensive gesture similar to showing the middle finger, dating back to at least 1900.