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TIL that Stepan Company is the only business in the United States legally authorized by the DEA to import coca leaves, and Coca-Cola is the sole company permitted to purchase and use them in its products.”

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y8bv TIL that the Red M&M from commercials is voiced by Billy West (Futurama’s Fry).
G0KE TIL Tommy Lee Jones did not and possibly still doesn’t like Jim Carrey. They worked together on “Batman Forever.” When Carrey asked him why he didn’t like him, Jones replied, “I cannot sanction your buffoonery.”
JYrrB TIL about Raven Wilkinson, the first African-American ballet dancer of a major ballet company. In 1957, Raven was once barred from staying with her troupe when an Atlanta hotel owner asked her outright if she was black. Raven quit dancing for a time, only to return to a 27 year career at NYC Opera.
R7yV7 TIL from Anglo Saxon times up to 1823 suicides in England were buried at crossroads with a stake through their hearts.
GYyY4 TIL Aerosmith Earned More Money from Guitar Hero Than From Sales of Their Albums