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TIL that adjusting for inflation, McDonalds in 1940 was more expensive than today. For example, the basic cheeseburger cost $3.89

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groW7 TIL that canned tuna (and other fish) contains small doses of mercury (the poisonous metal found for example in old thermomethers)
wX5M TIL that the name “refried beans” comes from a mistranslation of the Spanish name for the dish, “frijoles refritos.” The “re-” was taken directly from the Spanish name, but in Spanish the “re-” prefix actually means “very” or “well.”
JYKKj TIL that “Genuine Leather” is like particle board, it might say “genuine wood” but it’s just a bunch of “genuine” bits glued and pressed together with no real quality or value.
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