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TIL that despite $50 million in sales, the popular candy bar “PB Max” was discontinued simply because the Mars family doesn’t like the taste of peanut butter

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16DQW TIL that in addition to the Medal of Honor that Audie Murphy was awarded for his conduct in combat on January 26, 1945, he received 2 Bronze Stars, 2 Silver Stars, and a Distinguished Service Cross for five other heroic acts while in combat dating back to March 1944.
Ooa6X TIL After the filming of Rush Hour 2, the prop money was so accurate that movie extras tried to pass it off as real on the Strip. The Secret Service then had to confiscate $100 Million worth of prop money and accused the prop money manufacturer - Independent Studio Services - of counterfeiting.
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R57Oj TIL that during the East German coffee crisis in the 1970s, care packages from the West ended up providing an estimated 25% of all coffee in East Germany. Demand for the fruit bread which was the traditional return gift was so high a minister proposed a ban on gifting it.