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TIL M&M’s stands for Mars and Murrie’s

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NXkbE TIL in Dante's divine comedy there's a special place reserved for people who stayed neutral, didn't commit to either good or evil and simply lived their obscure lives, avoiding to pick a side on moral issues. They get punished but not in hell, as even the demons want nothing to do with them
yQ0Na TIL Open-faced sandwiches are inspected by the USDA, while closed-faced sandwiches are inspected by the FDA.
78gl7 TIL that the fez was nearly universal as men’s headwear in the Ottoman Empire in the early 1900s. However, the hats were largely made in the Austrian Empire. When Austria annexed Bosnia in 1908, the Ottomans boycotted Austrian goods in protest. The fez’s popularity started to fade.
9YyEp TIL that in 2013, 9 lost episodes of Doctor Who from 1968 were found in the storeroom of a TV station in Nigeria
5xBD TIL that a Luftwaffe pilot refused to destroy a damaged B-17.The German pilot escorted the B-17 to the English Channel and then saluted the American pilot and returned home. 40 years later they were reunited and developed a deep friendship that lasted until their deaths.