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TIL Pop Rocks were the result of Tang inventor William A. Mitchell’s attempt to create an instant carbonated soda.

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XWa6 TIL the difference between herbs and spices: herbs come from the leaf of a plant, while spices come from other parts such as roots, bark and seeds. So cilantro is an herb (coriander leaf) while coriander is a spice (coriander seed).
dAjQ TIL Evel Knievel sued Kanye West over damage to his reputation from the ‘Touch the Sky’ music video.
kp5m TIL prior to WWII in Nazi Germany, a group of German teens known as the Edelweiss Pirates rebelled against the authoritarian Nazi regime.They intermingled with the opposite sex, grew their hair long, and wore outlawed clothes.During WWII,many spread Ally propaganda and assisted German army deserters
GYZlQ TIL Alex Trebek purchased 62 acres in the Hollywood Hills and donated it to a Santa Monica Conservancy.
grnjL TIL among cannabis users, 22% of people have cannabis use disorder, 13% have cannabis addiction, and 13% have cannabis dependence. Cannabis dependence risk increases to 33% for young people who engage in cannabis regularly (daily or weekly)