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TIL “Not from concentrate” orange juice is processed by stripping the oxygen from it that removes flavor compounds, so a flavor pack is added that differs by region based on preferences for sweetness and acidity. The FDA doesn’t require the pack’s contents to be labeled.

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NXdON TIL about Canuck the Crow, a crow that stole a knife from a crime scene in Vancouver
N706M TIL in the shanty "Drunken Sailer," one response to "What shall we do with the drunken sailor?" is "Put him in the bed with the captain's daughter." The Captain's Daughter is another name for the Cat o' Nine Tails, a multi-tailed whip.
GAkK5 TIL what would happen if you were born blind then got vision later in life.
77pL TIL there is a 13 month calendar & that the Kodak company used it internally for 70 years.
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