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TIL Marshmallows were originally made from from the mallow plant, which grows in marshes..

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negE9 TIL during Taylor Swift’s boycott of Spotify, her hit “I Knew You Were Trouble” was on the site, credited to the Welsh band lostprophets. The band is now infamous for their frontman being a convicted pedophile.
16xNW TIL that Sting and Stewart Copeland physically came to blows during the recording of Every Breath You Take
4kL5o TIL of the President's (Bush 43) 100 Degree Club. Run a 5K or Bike 10mi at his Crawford Ranch once the thermometer hits triple digits, and you get a custom Under Armour shirt as well as a picture with the President.
4Xpkb TIL that a British bomb detection dog named Theo died from stress a few hours after seeing his handler get shot. The pair had set a record for bomb detection, and the dog was posthumously awarded an honour equivalent to the Victoria Cross.
bD5a TIL that chipotle peppers are just smoke-dried jalapeños.