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TIL The city of Hamburg, Germany banned K-Cups after deeming them “environmentally harmful”

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wdRE TIL a man narrowly avoided the death penalty after his alibi was confirmed at a dodgers game on the show Curb Your Enthusiasm.
16yGO TIL about Dome Argus in Antarctica, likely the coldest naturally occurring place on Earth with temperatures reaching 144 degrees Fahrenheit below zero (-98 °C). It is Antarctica's highest ice dome and also one of the world's driest places, receiving only 0.4 to 1.2 inches (1-3 cm) of snow per year.
VMxvp TIL that the banana ketchup is made by a filipino war hero Maria Orosa, who invented 700 recipes,one of which were products invention of processing of canned goods for guerillar warfare. These inventions saved thousands of Filipino and American people trapped in japanese world war II intern camps.
8ax1X TIL that Little Miss Muffet was eating cottage cheese, which was known as "curds and whey" during the 17th century.
909m TIL the French version of George Orwell’s Animal Farm changes the name of the pig Napoleon to Caesar. It is illegal to name a pig Napoleon in France.