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avwM TIL that there is a high school in Freeport, Illinois whose mascot is a pretzel.
16xlO TIL western actor Jack Elam, known for his damaged eye, lost the use of that eye at a Boy Scout meeting at age 11 when another scout stabbed him with a pencil.
XEYEj TIL that sliced bread was banned in 1943 to save money and help the economy during World War II
4XGmJ TIL that Canada doesn't have an official name, like the ''Republic of...'' or the ''Commonwealth of...'', it's just Canada
M7mAb TIL Fidel Castro has long tried to breed a “super cow” that would give much more milk than ordinary cows. And one day the Cuban scientists succeeded. It was immediately dubbed a miracle of socialism, and after death, Ubre Blanca was even honored with a monument