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TIL that Pall Mall cigarettes are named after a well-known street in London, England.

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RpM9 TIL Craig Harrison of the UK’s Household Cavalry killed two Taliban insurgents from a distance of 2,474 m/2.47 km (8,120 ft, or 1.54 miles) in November 2009. They are the longest confirmed sniper kills recorded in human history.
kJLam TIL in post-Independence Argentina, turpentine enemas were given to political dissenters as a form of punishment
XYeX TIL while on duty at a Soviet nuclear attack warning station in 1983, Stanislav Petrov’s computer indicated the US had fired several missles. He decided his computer was faulty and urged against a launch. He was right, averting nuclear war, but was not rewarded and was reprimanded by his superiors.
LQg49 TIL Pizza wasn't popular in Italy until it was popular in America. It was just a cheap peasant street food in Naples for centuries. Southern Italian Americans, being richer in America than back home, made more elaborate pizzas. Italians then started making pizza to cater to American tourists.
WkZWX TIL that bees make queen bees by feeding the baby special food