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TIL Black People Were Actually Placed in Zoos

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p8wVO TIL Henry Ford helped industrialize charcoal briquette production with Ford Charcoal, which later became Kingsford
jN5wp TIL Tom Hanks and Dan Ackroyd did a rap /dance video for their movie Dragnet
AwXg TIL the fizzy sensation on your tongue from carbonated drinks is not caused by the tiny bubbles popping; the fizz is our actual taste of carbon dioxide.
W7X9B TIL: The Pig War of 1859 was a confrontation between the United States and Great Britain that started when an American settler killed a pig. The conflict grew to involve warships and hundred of troops on both sides.
W79ed TIL In 1996, Canada became the first country in the world to privatize its air navigation services.