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TIL that sealed/boxed breakfast cereals are still considered safe for consumption up to 8 months after their best before date.

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7PDP TIL the German government refuses to recognize Scientology as a religion. The organization has officially been labelled an ‘abusive business masquerading as a religion’.
Zy14 TIL the YKK on my zipper stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha (which means Yoshida Company Limited). They make 7 billion zippers each year.
N7nWb TIL When Fat'h Ali became the Shah of Persia in 1797 he read the entire Encyclopædia Britannica and changed his title to "Most Formidable Lord and Master of the Encyclopædia Britannica".
XEbbr TIL: The "air" puffing-up most potato chips bags is actually not air. It's nitrogen. Chemical reactions with regular air would hurt the taste. Also, typical snacks bags are a high-tech sandwich of polypropylene, a possible thin coating of aluminum, and polyethylene (grocery-bag plastic).
8aeLa TIL there is an aviation navigational fix named "INBRD". It is located over the rural town of Milton, FL.