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TIL that milkshakes were originally alcoholic with whiskey as one of the ingredients. After the 1900s, milkshakes began to use syrups instead and the name changed its meaning.

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LkVl0 TIL When Kurt Vonnegut served in WW2 he was captured by Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. He was a POW in Dresden and survived the bombing of the city by hiding in a meat locker in a slaughterhouse where he was imprisoned. This inspired him to write the anti-war novel Slaughter-House Five.
1a1xX TIL Wim Hof "The Iceman", holder of over 20 other world records, climbed Africa's tallest peak in his shorts, in a record 2 days, a feat he claims anyone can do with his breathing technique "The Wim Hof Method"
9wQM6 TIL researchers discovered a collection of species in a hydrothermal vent in the Arctic named Loki's Castle. These species, which they named Asgard, have microscopic sizes but share many features of eukaryotes (mammals, reptiles, etc.). It's now believed that we may have all evolved from Asgard.
XEWm6 TIL that raw red kidney beans are toxic. Three to four raw red kidney beans are sufficient to cause food poisoning-like symptoms.
awwko TIL Human DNA begins to degenerate at 55 years old