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TIL During WW1 Sauerkraut was called liberty cabbage.

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VBl1p TIL that the last person verified to have been born in the 1800's died in 2017
gMnxD TIL Murphy’s Irish Stout, Brewed in Cork, Ireland, had a 60 second anime advert produced by the creators of Ghost in the shell In 1997. It was the first anime advert shown in Ireland and the UK and shows six Samurais racing to make “Last orders” at a pub.
l8dN TIL that scientist Niels Bohr was “given a house next door to the Carlsberg brewing company, and had a pipeline running from the brewery into the house so that he could have a never-ending supply of fresh beer on tap”.
5oJr TIL “channel drift” is a term used to describe when a TV channel loses it’s original purpose. (The Learning Channel showing Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
b9KGa TIL Humans will walk in circles when lost unless there is some sort of external reference point.