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TIL four Catholic Priests survived less than a mile from the blast of the A Bomb on Hiroshima

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mxR0P Til Bully sticks are prepared from the bull pizzle (aka penis muscle) which is cleaned, stretched, and twisted before being prepared. Preparation can vary from sun dried to oven baked or smoked. ... Authentic bully sticks are made from 100% beef (the only ingredient is the bull penis).
jVkX TIL that Robots Can Now Debone a Chicken with Surgical Precision
d8Kjj TIL because of the way bacon was being packaged -- layered so as to emphasize the meaty side of the bacon and make it seem less fatty -- the federal government intervened in 1974 by enacting strict regulations requiring that a "representative slice" be made visible through a "transparent window."
GEY4 TIL: Lottery winners in the U.S. tended to move house immediately to areas of established privilege, whereas Canadians tended to renovate. Nearly 80% of winners from both countries quit their jobs (often to their regret), and many who kept working were alienated from co-workers.
ByPe TIL that New Mexico is the only US state that has an official state question, “Red or green?”, which refers to the choice of a customer between red or green chiles- staples of New Mexican cuisine.