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TIL there is currently a worldwide shortage of black pepper and the price-per-ton has almost tripled since January 2023.

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R5dyw TIL the inventor of the fire hydrant is unknown because the patent was lost in a fire too.
PZ5G TIL that Henry Allingham, the oldest Briton in history, credited his longevity to “cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women – and a good sense of humour”. He fought in WWI, worked as a engineer in WWII, and died at the age of 113.
61Dw TIL: There is a word for the day after tomorrow: Overmorrow
691WY TIL that in a 25 year Christmas tradition, two Minnesota brothers-in-law regifted a pair of moleskin pants to one another gift wrapped in, among other things a 600 lb. welded safe, a crushed car, an 8ft. diameter concrete filled tire, a six ton x 17 ft. long rocket and a four ton Rubic's cube.
b9KeZ TIL that the USS Constitution, built in 1797 is the world’s oldest ship still afloat and is still in active service in the US Navy