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TIL American Cheese contains 95% cheese and "American Cheese food" contains at least 51% cheese.

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yQXOp TIL the 'Cowboy Load' - in the Wild West, it was most common for 6-shot revolvers to only be loaded with 5 rounds. A live bullet in the chamber below the hammer of a 19th century single-action revolver can be set off with a sharp knock, hence it was not desirable to carry one fully loaded
raWw TIL Even though Australia’s signed all 5 treaties that make up the the International Bill of Human Rights, none of these treaties are legally binding in Australia. They are the only Western democratic country without a constitutional bill of rights to protect the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
MQRa TIL that Billie Piper (the actress who played Rose Tyler in Doctor Who) divorced from her wealthy husband, she opted not to claim any money from him, stating, “I’m not taking a penny from him, I think that’s disgusting.”
OoOyY TIL Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight was released in 2003 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight. It featured several historical aircraft such as the Wright Flyer, Ford Tri-Motor, and the Douglas DC-3
N7vgM TIL of the ecocide at Chaco Canyon. When the Anasazis arrived at Chaco Canyon, it was a dense woodlands, but after years of deforestation, harmful farming practices, and finally a drought, the area is now a desert. Occupation there only lasted around 200 years.