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TIL that Marmite does not have an expiration date. The only thing that changes is that the vitamins decrease in potency.

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x6MLB TIL that early bowling alleys would leave lanes ungreased and scuff the edges of bowling balls, in hopes of creating impressive sparks. This practice was discontinued after a 1929 fire at a Chicago alley that killed three people.
b60oE TIL in 2020, 68-year-old actress Ana Obregón lost her only son to cancer at 27. After his death, she used her son's frozen sperm to grant her wish of having a granddaughter (via surrogacy) who she's currently raising as her daughter.
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