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TIL the name of the Pringles man on the tube of potato chips is Julius Pringles

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GYWx1 TIL the Gospel of Thomas is an ancient text written in Coptic and discovered in 1945. It contains only direct quotes from Jesus. Some scholars date the age of the document to within 10 years of Jesus's life. It makes no mention of crucifixion, resurrection or a final judgment day.
wMy7 TIL that American Cheese cannot be legally sold as “cheese” in the United States. It must instead be labeled as “cheese product,” “cheese food,” or “American Singles,” since its manufacturing process varies so significantly from that of other cheeses.
ADVXg TIL that seemingly pointless zigzags on the roads in the Western US are there to compensate the road grid for the curvature of Earth.
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JbNQ TIL some cattle producers in the US have started feeding foods such as cookies, gummy worms, marshmallows, fruit loops, orange peels, and dried cranberries to their animals in response to high corn costs. These sugary foods are intended to replace the starchy sugar content of corn.