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TIL: Canadian JW Boucher served in the American Civil War and World War 1

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W5O9 TIL The Hitler Youth passed out cyanide capsules to the audience at the March 28, 1945 performance of the Berlin Philharmonic.
e0LWJ TIL lemons were created by ancient humans as a hybrid of the citron and bitter orange plants
Y7nMG TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games
QYLM TIL: In 2015, Blake Shelton called fans of classic country music “old farts” and “jackasses”. Later that year, Willie Nelson named his tour the “Old Farts and Jackasses Tour”.
5geR TIL Former Aussie Prime Minister held a world record for drinking beer.