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TIL America’s largest mental hospital is a jail.

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O514 TIL your bottle of Heinz Tomato Ketchup specifically mentions tomato in the name because when it was introduced, ketchups of other varieties other than tomato were common.
X0nW8 TIL that in the early 2000s, Heinz released EZ Squirt colored ketchup, starting with green in 2000, followed by purple, blue, and mystery colors like pink, orange, and teal. Despite their novelty, they were discontinued by 2006.
xVPXo TIL that black olives are just ripe green olives.
a8x1b TIL the $1 million deal between Peacock streaming platform & SK Rex Heuermann’s estranged wife prompted NY lawmakers to file for amendment of “Son of Sam” law that bans criminals from profiting of the publicity of their crimes
4kn66 TIL - Shuki Levy & Haim Saban composed hundreds of famous themes (e.g. Inspector Gadget, M.A.S.K., He-Man, She-Ra). Many of them were ghostwritten by other composers, in order to gain control of publishing rights and music royalty revenue. Ten composers threatened to sue and settled out of court.