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TIL That we've been accidentally finding ancient cheese all across the globe

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yQNMJ TIL That Americans sought comfort TV after 9/11 and watched so much Food Network that the station had to restructure itself to appeal to a general audience. This led to the creation and subsequent rise of reality cooking shows like Chopped and Iron Chef USA.
xVE8k TIL that Jackie Miller, a pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts, had struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back. Her contract was canceled a few days later after the Commissioner of Baseball, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, said women couldn't play baseball because it was "too strenuous" for them.
bxe0 TIL Bruce Banner’s name was changed to David for The Incredible Hulk television series because “Bruce sounded gay.”
jNKLj TIL The balcony in Romeo and Juliet doesn't exist. It's not in the original play and was picked up from another author's play and inserted into Shakespeare's story about 100 years later. Shakespeare simply has Juliet standing by a window.
MJDK TIL: Pot consumption in the form of a milkshake is quite common in India …