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TIL Chiquita Banana used to be called “United Fruit Company” And caused something called “The Banana Massacre”.

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4AYo TIL that a Florida police officer arrested a man for “trafficking cocaine”, claiming that he tested it on the scene. The man spent 8 months in jail before it was tested in a lab and determined to be baking soda.
OG9ER TIL Your brain alone burns 400-500 calories each day
E1RkX TIL Rosa Parks visited the set of the hilarious and heartwarming show “227”.
5YBwD TIL about Richard Lynn, a psychologist that produced various controversial studies that attempted to map IQ levels based on race. He believes that some races are more inherently psychopathic than others. Critics have labelled him as the face of scientific racism.
1aVvP TIL there is giant, hot pink slug. It is only found in a single, isolated forest on an extinct volcano in Australia.