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TIL Coca Cola had to warn people not to drink the foul smelling liquid in their “MagiCan” promotion

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ANLO7 TIL: Medieval European cuisine used to be more complex and flavorful. However, once spice became cheap and readily available to the poor, the elites started taking spices out of European cooking as they didn't want to be associated with the poor. This trend had lasting effects on European cuisine.
XEY18 TIL Gilbert Arenas starred in a production of the play Our Town, alongside teammates Etan Thomas, Jared Jefferies, and Boost mobile spokesman Faizon Love.
m1PyY TIL that Argyle is a ghost town in the state of Utah that has been abandoned since 1915
0dkgj TIL; George Santos signed the Magna Carta, rolled the rock away from Jesus’ cave and led the cavalry at Gettysburg. All while dressed in drag. And he funded all the travel stealing from a go fund me for a man who’s dog was dying of cancer
mZrY TIL that in 2006, teenage fans of a popular Portuguese soap opera began experiencing the physical symptoms of a fictional disease that was introduced to the characters on the show. The “outbreak” spread to over 300 people. It is considered an example of mass hysteria.