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TIL that if honey is kept covered, it will never spoil. Pots of honey have been found that are thousands of years old that are still edible.

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WkrwY TIL that the last thylacine captured on film bit the cameraman on the ass.
78abx TIL that the first trademark legislation was passed by the British Parliament under the reign of King Henry III in 1266, which required all bakers to use a distinctive mark for the bread they sold, Bakers’ Marking Law was enacted.
VBAXB TIL About John Spano who, in 1996, briefly controlled the NHL's New York Islanders. Described by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman as "...the type of person we want as an owner" Spano was revealed to be a conman who was unable to pay for the team.
Rwej TIL that during the filming for Top Gun, the cameraman pilot entered a flat spin in order to gain footage. This is the same flat spin that was portrayed in the movie which would ultimately kill “goose”.The spin was unrecoverable, killing the pilot/cameraman.
wv8E TIL of Scotty Phillip, remembered as the “Man who saved the Buffalo”. A South Dakota rancher credited with bringing back Buffalo from the brink of extinction.