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TIL man made objects are occasionally found in solid chunks of coal

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6EvQJ TIL that ketchup was origionally not made with tomatoes and that there are still mutiple kinds of ketchup, including walnut, mushroom, mango, and banana ketchup still sold today.
7rjL TIL that it is still possible to lease a rotary phone from AT&T
Z8mvQ TIL: Bananas (and kitty litter) are radioactive enough that they frequently trips the sensors at U.S. ports of entry meant to detect nuclear material being smuggled in shipping containers.
XaGR TIL Academy award winner Sir Ben Kingsley real name is Krishna Pandit Bhanji
0wZkA TIL of Skarð, a village on the Feroes Islands that was abandoned in 1913, when the entire male population perished on a fishing accident.