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TIL that most honey sold in stores can come from china where it is diluted with high fructose corn syrup and can be contaminated with chloramphenicol and other illegal animal antibiotics

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kGld TIL: On June 8, 1921, Babe Ruth was jailed until 4 p.m. for speeding – an hour after the Yankees game began. He had his jersey delivered to the jail, changed in his cell, then was police escorted to the game. He pinch-hit walked in a 4-3 win over Cleveland and became the Homerun champ 2 days later.
rRwr1 TIL About Mike Cameron, a kid in 1998 who got suspended for wearing a Pepsi shirt on Coke Day.
X0aQD TIL that unescorted women prevented men from casually assaulting them in the early 1900s with a simple clothing accessory - the hat pin, and it was so effective as a weapon that laws were passed limiting it's length in many states.
jPwj TIL that sales of vinyl records have increased since 1993 and continue to increase.
1aWKr TIL that Foundation series by Issac Asimov won Hugo award for best all time series in 1966. The Lord of the Rings was runner up.