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TIL high-fructose corn syrup may be tied to worldwide collapse of bee colonies

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A96B TIL that in early 1900s German kids used to die from diarrhea until a doctor invented carrot stew which saved thousands of lives
LkVE0 TIL Francis J. Falejczyk was the first man to breathe oxygenated fluid through his lungs. Eventually after further testing, he presented the information to a crowd of people, one of which was James Cameron. Giving James the idea for the 1989 movie, The Abyss.
WXxX TIL that President Richard Nixon considered pardoning himself at the height of the Watergate scandal.
j6yWa TIL that the heavily disputed territory of Trieste was divided in 1954 between Italy and Yugoslavia. The city and surrounding area stayed with Italy while 'Zone B' was divided up between Slovenia (giving it coastline) and Croatia within Yugoslavia itself.
VeW0 TIL kraft singles (processed cheese) cannot be advertised as cheese because US FDA standards states a food can only be identified as a cheese if it contains ‘at least 51% real cheese’