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TIL "snozeberries" from Willy Wonka was in fact penis.

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YpNRP TIL that the Mississippi river was once five miles wide and whales swam up it from the gulf of Mexico. The remains of these whales have been found in Michigan.
Z86ea TIL that the "McDonald's hot coffee" case was not actually a woman being greedy. She suffered third degree burns from coffee served above 180 Fahrenheit, hot enough to fuse the skin on her lap when spilled. McDonald's knew that it was dangerously hot for more than 10 years, and warned no customers.
04VL TIL in 1955, a plaster buddha statue more than 600 years old was dropped during an attempt to move it to a new location. After some of the plaster coating was chipped off, it was revealed that the plaster was covering a statue made of solid gold.
WkvaX TIL President Nixon had a 'Moon Disaster' speech ready in case Apollo 11 astronauts died
b694Z TIL When the US denied India supercomputers due to sanctions imposed after India's nuclear test, India made its Supercomputer "Param 8000" which proved to be the world's second-fastest computer defeating the USA. It slowly started eating th US market being 23 times cheaper than the US "CDC 6600"