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TIL English muffins aren’t baked.

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6V5w TIL that under a 1868 treaty, the Sioux Indians can reclaim any unused federal lands and, after its closing in 1969, occupied Alcatraz for 18 months.
wLoLY TIL that there is evidence that voluntary running suppresses tumor growth by mobilizing natural killer cells in an epinephrine-dependent manner.
7bnb TIL Salsa has surpassed ketchup to become the best selling condiment in America.
WkaMd TIL that the largest island of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu was originally named "La Austrialia [sic] del Espíritu Santo" - after both the monarchy of Austria (ancestors of the Spanish monarchs) and the Great Southern Continent, Terra Australis (which Australia was later named for)
5M5B TIL George Aldrich has worked for NASA for over 40 years, and his job is to smell things. This is to ensure that there are no unpleasant smells on ISS and the shuttle. Oh and his nose also gets calibrated and tested every four months.