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TIL that one of the original names thought up for Hannah Montana was Alexis Texas.

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6avw TIL Steven Spielberg took no profits from making Schindler’s List, and used all of the them to create the Shoah Foundation. He even referred to the profits as “blood money.”
P1AbE TIL Wisconsin State Ban On Oleo Margarine Led To Smuggling
rda4 TIL Popsicle’s were invented by an 11 year old in 1905 when he left flavored soda on the porch with a stirring stick in it. When they froze he had a popsicle. He kept it secret for 18 years until he was old enough to create a patent
WkwrB TIL As the brain gets used to alcohol, it attempts to restore itself to a normal state in the presence of alcohol. If the influence of alcohol is suddenly removed, the brain has to readjust once again, leading to “the shakes” or increased anxiety.
AD9PB TIL that ~300 million years ago, when trees died, they didn’t rot. It took 60 million years later for bacteria to evolve to be able to decompose wood. Which is where most our coal comes from