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TIL Pumpkin Spice contains no pumpkin, but is generally a blend of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and sometimes allspice.

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e0YQJ TIL that the Manchurian plague outbreak of 1910-11 was incredibly deadly, with a near-100% fatality rate, and marked the first time that PPE including cloth masks were used on a significant scale to contain an epidemic
1VE4 TIL John Kellog published books condemning masturbation and suggested it be treated by sewing foreskin shut with silver wire and burning the clitoris with carbolic acid. He believed meat consumption lead to masturbation and urged people to eat more cereals - which led to the nvention of Corn Flakes
GAvo4 TIL 5 European divers were swept away from their dive boat by the current during a dive off the coast of Indonesia near Komodo National Park. Adrift at sea for 9 hrs, they managed to swim 25 miles to Rinca island & had to fight off a Komodo dragon with rocks during their 2 nights there before rescue
OGE1 TIL that in Arabic, Homer Simpson is called “Omar Shamshoon”. His beer is soda,he’s given up bacon and the donut-shaped snacks he gobbles are the traditional Arab cookies called kahk.
6EKbY TIL there is a lamp-post in the centre of Cambridge, England that is named "Reality Checkpoint". Not only is it the only lamppost in the world with an officially recognised name, it also belongs to the UK's listed buildings registry.