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TIL: One of Canada’s most popular brands is called “No Name”.

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lmRG TIL the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council etiquette guide advises that any condiments remaining on your fingers should be licked away with the exception of ketchup, which has no business being on your hot dog at all if you are over 18.
kO6Wm TIL there was a vending machine in Seattle, WA, that vended random sodas, but no one knew who owned it, stocked it, or took the money, and now, it has randomly disappeared with a note indicating "Went for a walk."
69bYm TIL that during the American Civil War, Gen. Robert E. Lee misjudged Northern sentiment by relying on Copperhead newspapers, an anti-war faction opposing Lincoln. This led to strategic mistakes and his defeat at Gettysburg.
oBm5K TIL that Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda was so overwhelmingly dominating his sport, that he was payed by the organizers of the Giro d'Italia not to race. The sum he received was equivalent to that awarded to the winner.
4kJKR TIL Martin Sommer, a convicted concentration camp guard who (allegedly) had two priests crucified, became a double amputee in military service and was released from his life sentence in prison in 1971 because no prison was equipped to continue treating his war-related injuries.