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TIL that Ferrero, the maker of Nutella, uses 25% of the global supply of hazelnuts

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v17R TIL In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the public display of the word “fuck” is protected under the 1st and 14th Amendments and cannot be made a criminal offense after a young man was arrested for wearing a jacket with “fuck the draft” on it.
780xP TIL Mel Brooks wrote the lyrics to the Sherwood Forest Rap
PP7e TIL The US Marines found a stockpile of Taliban weapons in 2010 that contained a 1915 Lee-Enfield Bolt Action rifle still being used.
5KoP TIL: There existed a species of fish that was armored like a tank and went after basically anything it thought would make a good meal. One of these fish is called the “Dunkleosteus”
W7OQ8 TIL The Replacement movie was based on the 1987 Washington Redskins replacement/scab players. They played for 3 games and won all 3. The Redskins won the Superbowl that year but the replacement players never received the rings till 30 years later.