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TIL That Cold Stone’s “No Drip” ice cream doesn’t melt because it contains Instant Pudding Mix.

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81kL TIL that the indigenous Athabaskans had a strict code of ethics towards plants and animals. For example, if a hunter kills a wolf, he should not touch it until he apologizes and explains that his family needs it.
7gEx TIL Government vehicles in Cuba are legally required to pick up any hitchhikers.
Ba9L TIL if someone accidentally sends you something by mail that you didn’t pay for, you don’t have an obligation to pay for it or return it.
k0L5 TIL Joaquin Phoenix, was born Joaquin Bottom. After his parents took his siblings and him out of the cult “the children of god” they renamed themselves Phoenix to symbolize a new beginning
4kEKX TIL during the Cold War the US government stored opium and morphine at Fort Knox and the West Point Mint, to ensure the nation had adequate supplies in case of war or other supply disruptions. The stockpile was enough to meet the painkiller needs of the United States for one year.