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TIL Blue Raspberry was created for use in snow cones due to concerns over FD&C Red No. 2 dye; the research that deemed it safe had been sponsored by the companies producing the dye. The artificial flavor we know as raspberry was primarily created from banana, cherry, and pineapple esters (essences).

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aGVb TIL the IRS seized 100k of a man’s money for suspecting him of illegal activity even though they couldn’t prove it and refused to give it back.
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