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TIL That originally to be kept secret until 2029, all existing documents related to the John F. Kennedy assassination will be publicly disclosed by October 2017.

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Z8L8a TIL of the Monster from Partridge Creek, an animal spotted in the Yukon wilderness that is rumored to be a dinosaur.
PnGL TIL in the 18th century it was fashionable in England for the wealthy to hire people to live in their gardens as “ornamental hermits”
KO1Oa TIL a cucumber is not a vegetable it is actually a fruit due to it having flowers
6ZeJ TIL German Chocolate Cake is named after an American baker by the name of Samuel German, and has no affiliation with the country of Germany.
mP1M TIL The back of the tin for Boston Harbour Tea carries this lament: “This Tea is from the same London blending House which in the Year of Our Lord 1773 had the Misfortune to suffer a Grievous Wrong in that certain Persons did Place a quantity of its Finest Produce in Boston Harbour.”