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TIL Soft Serve "ice cream" is not Ice Cream

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epV06 TiL that the comedian Red Skelton painted in his free time, eventually earning $2.5 million yearly on lithograph sales. At the time of his death, his art dealer said that Skelton had earned more money through his paintings than from his work as an entertainer.
plkQ TIL the “% Daily Value” numbers found on nutrition labels in the US/Canada are based on recommendations from 1968 and have not been updated to reflect current recommendations. Something with “100% Daily Value” of Vitamin C has only 67% of an adult male’s recommended daily intake.
REMQ TIL that there are more tigers in captivity in Texas than in the wild worldwide
gMn7A TIL The original word for 'bear' has been lost. People in middle ages were superstitious and thought saying the animal's name would summon it. They called it 'bear' which means 'the brown one' to avoid saying its actual name.
e0EyD TIL that in ancient Rome there was such a thing as bread fraud . Bread had to branded as a result so the government knew who to punish .