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TIL before 2013, Pizza Hut was the largest consumer of kale; They only used it as a decoration for their salad bar.

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gr9By TIL Europeans began eating mummies for medicinal purposes in the 12th century
j6LRn TIL that Jaguar used to be called 'SS Cars', had a logo with an aggressive 'SS' in an eagle form, and advertised with slogans like ‘Wait… the SS is coming’.
YpJeZ TIL: Sweating is an efficient way to remove many heavy metals, so if you’ve been eating too much tuna, make sure to hit the sauna.
4XKoJ TIL in 1918 World War 1 censors minimized early reports of the flu epidemic's death toll to maintain wartime morale. Newspapers in neutral Spain were free to report on the epidemic's effects, creating a false impression that Spain was the hardest hit, and giving rise to the name "Spanish flu".
4X65J TIL of Rudloe Manor, the UK's own Area 51. For years, the RAF’s secret service worked in underground tunnels and chambers beneath the manor on UFO investigations. It's existence was consistently denied by the MOD, but in 2007, during a release of declassified files, it was finally confirmed.