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TIL in 2017, a company restoring a captured Iraqi tank from the Gulf War, discovered five gold bars hidden in the fuel tank when they found they couldn't lift it even though it was empty of fuel.

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0wryy TIL: Beer bottles used to be kept in clear glass bottles in the 19th century until brewers realized UV rays from the sun were altering the flavor and making the beer smell "skunky". This is why most beers are kept in brown glass bottles now, it blocks the UV rays from the sun; preserving taste.
16krP TIL about Grigori Perelman, who was the mathematician who solved the Poincaré Conjecture and refused any of the prizes that followed
ADb47 TIL The word "Cappuccino" comes from the Capuchin friars of the Franciscan order of monks! The color of the espresso mixed with frothed milk was similar to the color of the Capuchin robe.
nJrd TIL babies born to mothers who used heroin while pregnant are given tinctures of opium to treat their withdrawal
b6g9N TIL that the Fair Labor Standards Act -- which prohibits child labor in the United States -- does not apply to agricultural jobs. An estimated 79,000 children produce about 25% of the picking harvest in USA.