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TIL there is a grocery store named “Thanksgiving” in Paris that sells U.S. “cuisine” like Pop-Tarts, Heinz ketchup, and Skippy peanut butter to homesick ex-pats.

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JOB4 TIL that Sean Schemmel, the voice actor for Goku, passed out in the voicing booth while recording Goku’s transformation to Super Saiyan 4
ORVY TIL that beryllium, the fourth element on the periodic table, is rarely used by chemists. However, because it is light and strong, it is used in aircraft and cell phones. It is also highly toxic. Just ¼ milligram (mass of a grain of salt) can kill a rat.
AD66l TIL about CRAF, the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. It requires some airlines to reserve a portion of their fleet for military deployments that are on-call & ready within 24-48hrs, should demand exceed military resources. Lately, it is one of the reasons why the govt. will continue bail out the airlines.
KYK5B TIL Pope Pius X issued a papal edict that wind instruments, which included the saxophone, should not be used in Catholic worship
16QmV TIL the Big Bang theory was initially controversial and met with skepticism for seemingly supporting religious ideas that the universe has a beginning