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TIL that syrup (as in from maple trees) functions ecologically as anti-freeze to protect the plant from harsh winters.

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klbg TIL that from 2003 to 2008 over $40 Billions in cash was flown from the Federal Reserve to Baghdad. Now nobody knows what happened to the money.
naBY TIL hitting snooze on your alarm can make you more tired than if you had gotten up right away. Especially if you purposefully set it early with the intention of hitting snooze.
x6lBw TIL that the first McDonald’s Drive Thru was invented to serve military men who couldn't take off their uniforms off-post
x6joo TIL that whisky company Diageo puts aside barrels of maturing whiskey for its pension plan
VMg4G TIL two weeks after JFK's Eternal Flame was lit, it was extinguished accidentally by a group of Catholic schoolkids trying to sprinkle holy water.