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TIL There exists such a thing as ketchup cookies

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8emPG TIL that during the filming of Planet of the Apes in 1967, the cast self-segregated. Lead actor Charlton Heston said that the "chimpanzees ate with the chimpanzees, the gorillas ate with the gorillas, the orangutans ate with the orangutans, and the humans would eat off by themselves."
YpdlB TIL notorious murderer and craft enthusiast Ed Gein was fond of children, and frequently babysat his neighbors' kids
YpgLB TIL that a restaurant named "Smart Alec's" near UC Berkeley once offered free french fries to students that could prove they earned As on their most recent college exams.
9n8D TIL in 1908 Teddy Roosevelt approached the Smithsonian Institution with an idea. He would collect specimens from Africa to have sent back for display and would be of unique value. The “unique value” he was referring to was the chance to acquire specimens shot by the president of the United States.
165Ed TIL that Davy Crockett wasn't just a person known for the Alamo but also the name for a nuclear recoilless gun capable of launching a nuclear round with a yield of 0.02 kilotonnes.