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TIL that in 1943, The U.S. banned sliced bread.

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e0ymn TIL in 1952, a nuclear reactor in Canada had a partial meltdown. American and Canadian service personnel disassembled the reactor a few minutes at a time to limit radioactive exposure. Jimmy Carter was one of the Americans. His experience led him to cease development of the neutron bomb as POTUS.
5VXZ9 TIL claw machine games with live lobsters are a thing
0dX4y TIL that Alexander the Great founded as many as 13 cities during his rule, ten of which had “Alexandria” in their name.
x6o01 TIL of "set de flo'", an old African-American type of dance contest in which participants would do specific dance moves inside a circle on the floor; if you step outside the circle, you lose. Sometimes they would balance a glass of water on their head for extra challenge.
KyJ6 TIL vampire bats not only drink the blood of their prey, but urinate on the prey as they do so.