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TIL that traditional Bavarian pretzels are made with lye (sodium hydroxide), the same caustic chemical used to clear drains and dissolve bodies.

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9Yo8r TIL that One Ton of air conditioning is the amount of heat needed to melt 2000 pounds of ice in 24 hours. Before 1902, Ice Delivery companies measured the amount of cooling a space needed in “Tons of Ice”, and this terminology has carried through to today
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rPRw TIL Louis C.K. wrote and directed the cult-classic film “Pootie Tang,” which Roger Ebert called a “trainwreck” that was “not in a releasable condition.”
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