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TIL maple syrup has more calcium than milk

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l75mr TIL that almost 10% of modern Mongolians are descended from Genghis Khan
kOx0m TIL that cranberry sauce cans always have the label on 'upside-down' so that it will be stocked on shelves in the correct orientation, in order to preserve an air bubble in the can that makes it possible to get it out in one piece without having to open both ends.
YYlr TIL that submarines were originally detected by sensing the way they distort the Earth’s magnetic field. Now submarines have copper wires (with 4,000 amps running through them) wrapping the hull to demagnetize the ship to avoid detection.
0w4gy TIL when South Australia voted to give women the vote, the bill was amended by the opposition to also give women the right to run for parliament. They thought this was too preposterous to pass, but it did and it was the first place in the world to do so.
rRjLM TIL that the Aunt Bessie's factory in Hull produces 900 million Yorkshire puddings every year; in the run-up to Christmas alone, 110 million Yorkshire puddings are produced