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TIL the US owns 1.4 billion pounds of "Government Cheese"

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KOVXa TIL though distilled water has a pH of 7 immediately after distillation, it becomes slightly acidic with a pH of 5.8 some time after distillation because it absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
k5lg TIL German Chocolate Cake is Not German, Its from Texas, named after the “German Chocolate” Used in the Cake, Which is Also Not German.
x6kEb TIL cows are more closely related to dolphins than to horses
Y7P77 TIL about Ramon Berenguer IV who was born in 1198. He and his wife Beatrice had four daughters. They became the Queens of France, England, Sicily and The Holy Roman Empire. The couple were also huge supporters of troubadours.
DQwJ TIL There’s a rare natural disaster in which a lake erupts with CO2 asphyxiating any livestock or humans nearby.