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TIL that REO Speedwagon was a real automobile brand (1915)

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Mnra TIL that an Italian mob pulled an elaborate heist involving olive oil, using adulterated and chemically treated oils and labelling their containers as extra virgin. The profit margin of this heist was said to have “three times the profit margin of cocaine.”
9YBxQ TIL in Germany and Poland, a drink named "Goldwasser" was produced from several herbs and small flakes of 23 karat gold
6Elg8 TIL about Peisistratos, a tyrant in ancient Athens(~550BC) who overthrow democracy by force yet maintained the government structure, and used his power to confront the aristocracy, reduce their privilege and take from their lands and give to the poor.
Eg8Wp TIL Robin Williams final film was directed by the former lead singer of Gutterboy, whom Geffen Records signed to a $1 million record deal in 1989, an unheard-of sum at the time. The band was dropped after its debut and was dubbed one of the most "successful" unsuccessful bands in rock history.
lyP1 TIL that Belgium produces an amazing 220,000 tons of chocolate per year, and that the Brussels International Airport is one of the world’s largest selling points of chocolate.