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TIL that when margarine was introduced, a few states required it to be dyed pink so buyers would immediately know it is artificial - these “pink” laws were later declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court

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4XW7N TIL Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan played the same character on the All My Children soap opera. Jordan landed the role of Reggie Porter after Boseman was fired from it for Refusing to Play a Racial Stereotype
4XMXN TIL 1816 was “The Year Without A Summer.” The dust from a massive volcanic eruption reduced sunlight for months, dropping temperatures and killing crops in North America & Europe. This indirectly led to the development of Mormonism, Frankenstein, and the modern bicycle.
yVW9w TIL that parchment is made from animal skins or leather. All my life I always thought it was made from wood like other papers.
OG5jY TIL that in the radio version of Return of the Jedi, Yoda was not voiced by Frank Oz, but John Lithgow.
v1kw8 TIL about the D.C. sniper attacks. A coordinated sniper attack in 2002, in which the shooters used a “ rolling sniper nest” in the trunk of a car. This resulted in 10 people losing their lives and 3 critically injured.