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TIL that lobsters were once only fed to poor people and prisoners

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ep0gD TIL A WW1 forerunner to cruise missiles, the pilotless Kettering Bug was designed to strike targets at a range of 75 miles.
oRKE TIL That Bing Crosby “loved marijuana” and suggested to his son that he smoke instead of drink
jNlAM TIL that the tea company, Twinnings, has the world's oldest continually-used company logo. The firm's logo was created in 1787, and has been in continuous use since it was made.
AMNB TIL that in 1954 the economist Armen Alchian was able to figure out what the secret fuel was for the newly developed hydrogen bomb just by looking at the share prices of chemical suppliers on the stock market
R78n1 TIL That children who grow up drinking low-fat milk are significantly more likely to suffer from obesity as they grow older (as compared to children who drink whole milk).