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TIL: Special K is banned in Denmark for being fortified with “toxic” doses of nutrients

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lNQK TIL in 2005 a heavily censored document from the Pentagon was declassified when a reader cut and pasted the text into word, making the censored parts visible.
9YPPQ TIL of Major Digby Tatham-Warter, a British major who brought an umbrella into battle, using it to stop an armoured vehicle by poking the driver's eye and saving a chaplain. When a fellow soldier complained about it, he answered "oh my goodness, but what if it rains?"
4kN1J TIL the word, colour and gemstone “Turquoise” comes from the French word for “Turkey”
W4Y8 TIL Rinsing with Xylitol sugar after brushing drastically reduces mouth bacteria
VBNa0 TIL that Lionel Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency at age 10, and FC Barcelona agreed to pay for his treatment, even writing his first contract on a napkin.