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TIL the first and last British soldiers that died in WWI are, by coincidence, buried 15 feet away from each other.

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KY6KR TIL Victory gardens, also called war gardens or food gardens for defense, were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Germany during World War I and World War II.
gMWYL TIL German chocolate cake was made by an american whose last name was "German"
J1DVl TIL that in the state of Alabama, every biology textbook must contain an insert stating that the evolution is a “controversial theory”.
9Y4Ap TIL Costco’s hot dogs started out as a single hot dog cart vendor in front of their San Diego warehouse, using Hebrew National dogs.
0XpL TIL in 1982,a Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was beaten to death by Chrysler plant superintendent Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael Nit because they were out of work due to competition from Japanese auto-makers. In the end, they were sentenced to three years probation and a $3000 fine.