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TIL that Americans buy so many wings, they’re now the most expensive part of the chicken

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mA5E TIL Baker’s Dozen is 13, and you would be given 13 pastries instead of 12 , to avoid being fined due to some items being lower than statutory weight, or quality
ejvn TIL that kids who are good liars have better verbal working memories than children who don’t lie
oZO8 TIL that USMC Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, recipient of 16 medals (five for heroism), wrote a booklet called “War is a Racket” detailing the conspiratorial nature of the US military and war-profiteers
QlDk TIL that when John Glenn circled the Earth thrice in 1962, he received a card from the International Flat Earth Society containing the message: ‘OK, wise guy.’
jNj8j TIL When any starchy food (Pasta) is cooked, cooled and reheated, it reduces the rise in blood glucose by 50%.