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TIL When the term ‘veggie burger’ was used in 1976, it meant a regular ground beef hamburger topped with vegetables.

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9YVYQ TIL in 2007, the Autralian Goverment spent $84 Million developing and launching an internet porn filter - only for it to be cracked by a 16 year-old student in less than 30 minutes. A second filter was released as a reaction, which was bypassed by the same teenager in 40 minutes.
Ebgp TIL that the coldest place in the known universe is in a laboratory right here on Earth.
4X0pR TIL about the book “How to spot a Jap” issued to US soldiers in China during WWII. In it, they were told the Chinese are “about the size of an American”, has even teeth and walk in strides while the Japanese are buck-toothed, shuffle and look as if “their legs are directly attached to their chests”.
xr45 TIL Killer bees were created in an attempt to breed tamer and more manageable bees. This was done by crossing a european honey bee and an african bee, but instead the offspring became more aggressive and highly defensive bees that had escaped into the wild
WkBPo TIL that a large pride of Lions native to the Savute area of Botswana specialize in hunting adult elephants