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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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R7EYw TIL that Johannes Gutenberg lost his printing press to a money lender because he couldn't pay back the loan to build the press. The money lender went on to publish the first printed book with his name as the printer. Only after an Archbishop sacked the city, Gutenberg was finally recognized.
vmx7 TIL the Nazi ideology of aggressive land expansion (Lebensraum) was partly based on the idea of American Manifest Destiny.
gMvRb TIL that in some countries, it's not illegal to escape prison providing no other laws are broken, as it's human nature to want to escape.
KLK6 TIL Diet soft drinks have significantly more caffeine than their regular versions. Diet Coke for example, has 30% more caffeine that regular Coke.
D1OLp TIL that sloths only poop once a week