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TIL The Dutch Brought Cookies to America.

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4Xyko TIL there are 500 calories in a single fluid ounce of gasoline
7QGb TIl In the Elizabethan era, sugar was very expensive and enjoyed by the wealthy, thus the wealthy were know to have bad teeth. Poorer people who couldn’t afford sugar would black out their own teeth to give the impression of wealth.
6EXK8 TIL that Apple made retailers buy iMacs in "five-packs, one in each color," so that Apple wouldn't get stuck with the unpopular colors
mxWnR TIL about the nilgai or blue bull (Boselaphus tragocamelus). It is native to the Indian subcontinent, and it is the largest Asian antelope and can weigh up to 635lbs/288kg. Its name comes from Hindi: nil is blue and gai is cow. It is considered sacred by followers of Hindu.
8ae8V TIL the US Senate has only voted to expel a member once, in 1862.