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TIL that Coffeemate is allowed to say it has no trans fats despite having a lot (it is the second ingredient) because they made the serving size absurdly small.

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v4vL TIL that in 1254 C.E. the Mongol Khan organized a formal religious debate between teams of Christians, Muslims, & Buddhists. The debate went on for multiple rounds on a variety of theological topics until the participants became so drunk that it concluded without any clear winner.
WrL9 TIL in 1973 astronomers were able to chase an eclipse aboard a Concord across the Saharan desert.
8ewnK TIL that the British used to dock decommissioned ships in the harbor and use them as prisons. More Americans died on these ships during the American Revolution than in every battle of the war combined.
DePV TIL applications for Mars One, the first manned mission to Mars will be accepted soon.
jNlmv TIL that newlywed couples who watched and discussed five movies about relationships over the period of a month reduced their three-year divorce or separation rate from 24% to 11%. That makes it as effective in reducing divorce rates as a 20-hour therapist-led early marriage counselling program