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TIL There exists such a thing as ketchup cookies

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b6Eg0 TIL that although forbidden by the rules, Ralph Steinman was awarded a Nobel Prize for "his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity" after his death which occurred three days earlier on September 30, 2011, the jury being unaware of his death at the time of its decision.
Z8A5R TIL that, contrary to popular belief, there's no good evidence that vibrators were developed or used for treating "female hysteria". That idea comes from one book whose author said it's just a hypothesis rather than a claim of fact. Other historians consider it highly unlikely to be true.
LkRxp TIL Fondue was popularized in Switzerland by the Swiss Cheese Union as a ploy to increase cheese consumption. They created and promoted recipes for the ""spiritual defence of Switzerland".
LkeMd TIL that a bomb blast on a bus in London, England was initially feared to have killed 3 people and injured 8 in a suspected IRA attack.
OGg6Y TIL Lego almost went bankrupt in the 1990s but was saved in part by the unexpected success of Bionicle.