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TIL That 95% of wasabi bought in the US is fake, and actually just horseradish, hot mustard and green dye

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M7G5A TIL that Steve Albini had no middle name, but on his birth certificate his father refused to leave the section blank, and thus put in "(None)". Thus technically he did have a middle name and his full name was Steve (None) Albini.
XN1k TIL that at the time of his death, Harry Patch - the last surviving WW1 combat soldier - was 111 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day old
n04o TIL After pleading guilty to tax evasion in 1979, musician, Chuck Berry, was sentenced to 4 months of prison followed by 1000 hours of charity concerts. That’s why he was still touring as late as age 84
BgRgr TIL that Formula 1 cars can theoretically drive upside down on a ceiling at high speed because they can generate more downforce than they weigh.
yPav TIL that the creator of the TV series Wings died in a plane crash - he was on American Airlines Flight 11 that hit the North tower on September 11th.