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TIL Bourbon vanilla refers to vanilla beans from the Bourbon Islands (including Madagascar) and has nothing to do with whether or not the extract contains bourbon (as opposed to vodka or another spirit)

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ne1MP TIL George Lucas didn’t want Harrison Ford to play Indiana Jones because he didn’t want them to become known as a pair like DeNiro and Scorsese. Lucas and Spielberg thought Tom Selleck was perfect for the part but he had already filmed the pilot “Magnum P.I.” and couldn’t get out of the contract
LkNb0 TIL in 1875 three French men traveled to a height of 28,000ft in a balloon. When it landed only one man remained alive and was permanently deaf.
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lolwK TIL that “Don’t Mess With Texas” originated as an anti-litter slogan in the ‘80s
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