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TIL that in 2017 "Killer Mike" (of Run The Jewels fame) was awarded a day in his honor on July 17th in Atlanta. Additionally fellow Atlanta rapper "Big Boi" suggested he run for Mayor of the city

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vRNj TIL that the chocolate river in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was made by adding chocolate cream mix to 150,000 US gallons of water, which eventually turned rancid and created a foul odor that permeated the entire soundstage.
8alZL TIL about the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Tobacco companies will pay States based off of their tobacco sales volume. In return, the States will grant Tobacco companies immunity from any death or injury related lawsuits. This also created the Truth Initiative.
xV9wb TIL that chocolate milk was made popular by an Irishman named Sir Hans Sloane when he was visiting Jamaica and was offered a cocoa powder drink by the villagers and thought it tasted foul, so he mixed it with milk instead and brought it back to England where it was sold as medicine.
m10mY TIL, In Nazi Germany Art/Artists categorized as Un-German, Communist or Jewish were labeled as "Degenerate Art". Persons labeled were subjected to fine, dismissal or maybe not have permission to produce art.
XbQ8 TIL In 1984 Summer Olympics Judo final, Egypt’s Mohamed Ali Rashwan lost to Japan’s Yasuhiro Yamashita who previously tore a right calf muscle. Rashwan did not aim for Yamashita’s right leg because he did not regard that as a fair play. He won an award from the International Fairplay Committee.