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TIL Kosher salt isn’t necessarily certified as Kosher, but refers to the style of salt (large grains) which was used to make meat Kosher.

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BnNd TIL that 3AM is when most Americans are sleeping (95.1%). Conversely, 6PM is when most Americans are awake (97.5%).
m7RY TIL that the first Iditarod sled dog race was actually a race against time to save the children of Nome, AK
B8JW TIL that when he was wounded, Thomas Baker ordered his squad to leave him propped against a tree, with a pistol and eight bullets. Later, American forces found the now-deceased Baker in the same spot, holding an empty pistol, with eight dead Japanese soldiers lying around him.
lOMK TIL Worf has appeared in more Star Trek episodes than any other character.
BgRky TIL about HPPD, an un-treatable, non-psychotic disorder in which a person experiences apparent lasting or persistent visual hallucinations or perceptual distortions after a previous use of psychedelic drugs