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TIL: The Minnesota historical society is older than the state of Minnesota.

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xVl91 TIL of the Peanut Butter Hearings of 1959, which took place after the FDA revealed that leading peanut butter products only contained 75% peanuts to cut costs. This enraged the public, who began referring to these products as “peanut-flavored face cream” and standard of at least 90% peanuts was set.
rNNj0 TIL caffeine makes the pituitary gland tell the SNS to release epinephrine in the body which tricks the body into thinking it’s in a state of emergency.
wMKP TIL that there is a record player that substitutes lasers for the needle, which prevents damage to the vinyl.
epVn6 TIL About the Festival of the Exploding Hammers in San Juan de la Vega, Mexico. Young men strap explosives to sledgehammers and slam them against sheet metal to make something that looks like it came from Looney Tunes.
KYyO6 TIL that Queen Anne of Great Britain had seven miscarriages, five stillbirths, two children who died shortly after birth, two who died in infancy, and one who died at age 11. She left no heirs and was succeeded by her second cousin.