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TIL that while Marmite is particularly popular in the UK, it was actually invented by the German scientist Justus von Liebig. Yet another questionable German contribution to world history.

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R7Q71 TIL about the Alnwick Garden which is a deadly attraction which houses over 100 plant species of varying degrees of toxicity
wWW7 TIL that Princeton students did vastly better on a series of “trick” math questions when the questions were printed in a small font and a washed-out gray print. The difficulty of reading the questions slowed them down enough to make them think carefully about the answers.
Z8jkR TIL a unanimous 1893 decision of the United States Supreme Court found that federal tariffs on imported vegetables could target tomatoes, although they are botanically a "fruit of the vine." The parlance of common people and customary consumption during the main course motivated the ruling.
1Vrr TIL the family of the 21 year old violinist who died in the Titanic was sent a bill for his uniform
rNyQy TIL that in 1860 the original 13th amendment to the Constitution was intended to preserve slavery in the states that already had it. Known as the Corwin Amendment, it was an attempt to forestall secession. It was passed by Congress, but ratification by states was suspended when the Civil War began.