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TIL That people eat tulips, and cook with them.

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Bgb1d TIL Canada and the US have 5 territorial disputes: 4 maritime and 1 land; although, the land dispute is also a small island.
gERD TIL that Coca-Cola once printed “You Retard” on Vitamin Water bottlecaps
VBjxk TIL in 1879 when the phone was becoming widespread and everyone was assigned phone numbers to make it easier for phone operators, the Bell Telephone company was initially worried that people might take offense to being reduced to a "number"
XNek TIL in 1810, to win a bet that he could turn anywhere into the most talked-about address in London, Theodore Hook sent thousands of letters from 54 Berners St., requesting deliveries, visitors & assistance. Within a day, thousands had been drawn to the street - including the Archbishop of Canterbury