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TIL ponderosa pine trees bark smells like butterscotch.

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d8QB7 TIL Dieter Schwarz, the founder of Lidl, did not want to use his name for the stores due to an association with the German word "Schwarzmarkt" ("black market"). Instead, he had painter Ludwig Lidl sell him the rights to use his name for 1000 DM.
ANOAg TIL the world's largest passenger elevator is in Mumbai, India. It is 278 sq. feet large and can carry 235 passengers
4k0X5 TIL AI generated news slop is so prevalent there are tools to help you recognize them
GAQkG TIL 'Tijuana Bibles' were print versions of Rule 34 comics from almost 100 years ago
dKK TIL: Elliott Roosevelt, son of FDR, flew 300 combat missions over Europe in WWII, finishing his career as a Brigadier General