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TIL Dr Pepper Was Once a Warm Drink

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rNLLM TIL a classic English trifle typically includes layers of sponge cake (often soaked in sherry or another fortified wine), custard, fruit or fruit-flavored jelly, and whipped cream. The layers are assembled in a glass dish to showcase the dessert’s vibrant colors and textures.
WdM9 TIL there are approximately 50,000 illegal immigrants from Ireland in NYC
d8O0Q TIL that in 1976 a graduate student in chemistry tried to create a legal high and accidentally produced a poison, which triggers symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease. He also used it himself.
x6kNg TIL The barrels of guns are so called because they were literally constructed like wooden barrels with hoops and staves, as can be seen in this blown out section of Mons Meg from 1449.
AOKd TIL Hugh Hefner (Founder of Playboy) collects $1,896 per month in Social Security despite receiving $290,580 a month in income.