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TIL “got milk?” ads were originally translated to Spanish as “are you lactating?”

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W7gQ9 TIL President Calvin Coolidge had a pet racoon named Rebecca who was originally gifted to him to eat for Thanksgiving dinner
LWlP TIL in 2003 and 2004 Boycotts of the sponsors of The Masters golf tournament ensued due to their men-only club rule. The golf club responded by dropping all three of their sponsors and running the tournament ad-free.
Gaj7 TIL that gambling sites and betting odds are better at predicting election results than polls.
kOmv1 TIL Wild Rice is a complete protein, the only grain that is complete (if a bit low in lysine). Also the second highest protein grain.
awkNN TIL that many non-english languages have no concept of a spelling bee because the spelling rules in those languages are too regular for good spelling to be impressive