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TIL Capri-Sun is named after the Italian island of Capri

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nAAB TIL of Kenneth Robinson who found a loophole that allowed him to buy an abandoned $330k house for $16. His story enraged neighbors for the 7 months he lived there until BoA claimed ownership.
aokb TIL; that Silphium is a type of extinct herb which according to the Romans, was used as an abortive abortifacient similar to the pill. After its extinction is became a symbol of love, some speculate it evolved into the heart symbol.
a7wZ TIL: Drinking helps stave off Radioactive Poisoning. The survivors of Chernobyl were drunk at the time.
X01nk TIL The Arthur Miller play "Death of a Salesman" is the only Broadway play to have won the Tony Award for Best Play four times. The original production in 1949, and the revivals in 1984, 1999, and 2012.
6E1lJ TIL that Simon Tatham, creator of the popular terminal emulator PuTTY, suffers from a condition known as anosmia, meaning he does not have a sense of smell.