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TIL Kraft Singles is not legally considered food.

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vPxPB TIL that after qualifying for the 5000m Olympic trials in 1928, black athlete Dolphus Stroud had to make his way to Boston on his own. He walked, ran, and hitch-hiked over 12 days, arriving 6 hours before his race. He collapsed due to exhaustion and malnutrition in the 6th lap
epwyD Today I learned that people with poor eyesight tend to be more intellectually inclined.
grw6D TIL the USA is the only nation on earth where there are more guns than people
v19E4 TIL that in 1900, the Secretary of the Navy wanted to use the USS Constitution for target practice until it sunk. A benefactor offered to buy it but was refused so he started a campaign that successfully pressured Congress into saving it. Built in 1797, it is now the oldest ship still afloat.
B5Ke TIL the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia employs 74 cats to take care of rodents. These cats are so important that they even have their own press secretary, and there are special kitchens in the Hermitage that prepare food for them.