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TIL that Bacon became a forced meme and went viral because the meat industry had a glut of pork belly and bribed restaurants to put bacon in everything.

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LeL0 TIL that during the Vietnam War, American troops would eat small amounts of C4 plastic explosive to get high.
wLlDM TIL that the Lyre bird imitates its surroundings in song, including mechanical noises
8aBEL TIL A Japanese fish called Hanako (1751-1977) lived for 215 years. The longest living koi fish ever recorded.
mxLZo TIL Urine therapy was partly inspired by the Bible verse, "Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well."
R57G4 TIL the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Public Health Service are home to their own uniformed service corps that are separate from the U.S. military.