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TIL the school lunch program was passed to help the military, as many men were turned away from health problems due to childhood malnutrition. It also prioritized the interests of agriculture and the food industry.

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wLBO8 TIL That the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel died of Tuberculosis at the age of 26 and did most of his major work in a span of about 7 years while living in poverty. The equivalent of the Nobel prize in the field of mathematics; the Abel prize, is named after him.
69Em7 TIL Filial Responsibility Laws exist in over half of US States which financially obligate adult children to pay for for their indigent parents food, clothing and care, regardless of estrangement. If children refuse, the state will bring legal action to recover the cost of providing care.
vMYD TIL that, in 1955, someone dropped a 600+ year-old plaster statue of Buddha, only to discover after some of the plaster chipped off, that the statue was actually solid gold.
LwKQ TIL following the 9/11 attacks, Batman Voice actor Kevin Conroy volunteered to cook for police and firefighters. At the behest of another cook he called out from the kitchen his iconic Batman line and was greeted by cheers and applause from the emergency service personal.
5Y6NP TIL Kurt Vonnegut had a cameo appearance in the movie; ‘Back to School.’ When the protagonist (Rodney Dangerfield) is asked how he is gong to write a paper on ‘Vonnegut’ for literature class, if he hasn’t read any of the books? ...the actual Kurt Vonnegut shows up at his dorm room.