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TIL the cereal Cookie Crisp was created by Purina, the pet food company.

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M7OjW TIL about Grand Duke Travis I of Westarctica, the American man who has claimed the otherwise unclaimed part of Antarctica as his own territory
9YxoX TIL that the term “Cup Of Joe” is named after Josephus Daniels. Daniels, a former secretary of the US Navy, banned the consumption of alcohol in the Navy. Thus, increasing the consumption of coffee which was referred to as a “a cup of Josephus Daniels” which was later shortened to “a cup of Joe”
Br9gD TIL about Dick Assman, a Canadian gas station employee whose name propelled him to celebrity status in North America for four months in 1995
wL5lM TIL that before he became President, Grover Cleveland had an affair with a woman which resulted in her becoming pregnant, and in order to cover up the scandal he had her committed & her child sent to an orphanage.
xVNy0 TIL about Richard Lynn, a psychologist that produced various controversial studies to map IQ levels based on race and sex. He also believes that some races are inherently more psychopathic than others. Critics have widely criticized him for being the face of scientific racism.