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TIL popcorn used to be used as breakfast cereal

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mxonp TIL of Takahiro Siraishi, a Japanese serial killer who targeted people posting about suicide on twitter, claiming they had consented to be killed
LQObp TIL Nicotine isn't only found in the Tobacco plant, it is also found in potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and even eggplants.
VxJB TIL that in the UK ballpoint pens are called biros after their inventor, Laszlo Biro. He fled to Argentina in 1938 to avoid Nazi persecution and made pens for the Royal Air Force during WW2.
NX05J TIL in 2002 the Pentagon ran a war game to simulate war with Iran. Marines general Paul Van Riper, playing the defender, sank 19 U.S. ships in 5-10 minutes, including a carrier, several cruisers, and five amphibious ships. He quit the game in disgust after he was ordered to play fair
LkkEP TIL That JFK had a younger sister, Rosemary, who received a lobotomy which made her unable to walk or speak. This was his and his brother's main motivation for all they did for individuals with special needs.