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TIL Selena originally couldn't speak Spanish and had to learn to sing her songs phonetically

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vPGy7 TIL that Arthur Rostron who was the captain of the RMS Carpathia when it rescued Titanic survivors, was known for having a deep attachment to the ships he served on. When the RMS Mauretania was taken away to be scrapped, Rostron was too upset to go on the last journey with his former vessel.
R5WA9 TIL Illinois holds about 1/8 of all nuclear waste in the USA, by far the most for a state, about 10k tons.
yQ71p TIL according to The Specialty Coffee Association of America, the Kopi Luwak (digested coffee cherries, which have been eaten and defecated by a Civet) which costs US$700 per kilogram, is sold for the story, not for quality. The coffee's good acidity and flavor is diminished by the process.
LQ1Op TIL about the Bloody Benders, a family of 4 serial killers who lived and operated in Labette County, Kansas from 1871 to 1872. The Ingalls family, from Little House on the Prairie, lived near Independence, and Laura Ingalls Wilder mentioned the Bender family in her writings.
DQQmP TIL that Hormel Foods keeps a file of hatemail they've received from American soldiers who had to eat the notorious food product while at war overseas