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TIL The retail food industry is being forced to sell grossly overcooked chicken in order to get rid of the red blood color around the bones.

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m1GrY TIL while Hitler was signing autographs at the 1936 summer olympics in Berlin, his face was grabbed and forcefully kissed by an American woman. This act reportedly enraged him, leading to the dismissal and demotion of most of his security for failing to stop a middle aged woman from advancing on him
GYY17 TIL in Las Vegas, it’s illegal to carry a fake or toy gun but not a real one.
K4Y4 TIL Erwin Rommel, the “desert fox”, became an anti-Nazi upon his return from Africa. Rather than execute him, the Gestapo gave him the option of suicide by poison and a hero’s funeral. He was portrayed as a faithful Nazi at his funeral. The truth did not come to light until Nuremberg.
PY00Z TIL Charlie Cox (actor of Daredevil) didn't make eye contact during casting for a lead role (Han Solo) as he wasn't used to it from playing a blind man for 2 years. He thinks that this may have cost him the role.
L9wd TIL about Albert Gunton, a London city bus driver who in 1952 found himself driving his route crossing Tower Bridge when the bridge began to rise to allow a ship to pass. He accelerated and jumped the gap, and was awarded £10 for bravery.