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TIL that Hershey's kisses have been around since 1907

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Q87L TIL that peanut butter sandwiches were once reserved for the finest tearooms in NYC as peanut butter was a rarity, and thus a delicacy; it was initially paired with a diverse set of foods such as pimento, nasturtium, cheese, celery, watercress, and on toasted crackers.
l6aG TIL The logo for the Royal New Zealand Airforce is a flightless bird
wLMwW TIL that The word ‘oxymoron’ is itself an oxymoron. This is because it derives from Ancient Greek where ‘oxy’ means ‘sharp’ and ‘moros’ means ‘stupid’.
KOYNJ TIL cousin Fuller in "Home Alone" is played by Macaulay Culkin's real life brother Kieran Culkin.
VKxm TIL that 4chan once tried to send Justin Bieber to North Korea, by exploiting an oversight whereby there was no country restrictions allowing 4chan to rig the votes.