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TIL Kraft Singles is not legally considered food.

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gMNKW TIL that during the 1902 Coal Miners Strike, as the winter approached and homes could not get heat, Theodore Roosevelt threatened to nationalize the coal industry if the magnates did not agree to some of labor's demands
POgL TIL in the 1930s, African Americans weren’t allowed to compete in sanctioned bowling tournaments, so they formed their own all-black bowling league. They called it the NBA.
epZWk TIL of Hurricane Bawbag. It was a storm that hit Scotland in 2011 and was named after the Scottish word for scrotum.
WkRwB TIL that Charles Darwin once found two ground beetles and grabbed one in each hand before seeing a "sacred" crucifix beetle (Panagaeus cruxmajor). Afraid to lose it, he put one of the beetles he had between his teeth to grab the crucifix but the beetle spit acid down his throat and he lost them all.
Bro5r TIL That the town of Warsaw, Missouri holds the records for the both the highest temperature recorded, and the lowest temperature recorded in Missouri. 118° Fahrenheit in July 1954, and -40° in February 1905