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TIL that in 1943 the US banned selling sliced bread

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Vj9G TIL the photo on the cover of Neil Young’s album “Silver and Gold” was taken with his daughter’s Game Boy camera.
4yN5 TIL Of Heterosis, also known as Hybrid Vigor, meaning hybrid animals grow faster and stronger than the parents and are also less susceptible to disease
pYxN8 TIL that President Zachary Taylor died from a cherry overdose! Zachary Taylor passed away after eating way too many cherries. He died on July 9th from gastroenteritis. The acid in cherries is believed to have caused this.
KWVG TIL Steve Carell never watched more than 10 minutes of the original Office , for fear of copying Gervais’ character.
abQ9 TIL President James K. Polk is nicknamed by some historians “the least known consequential president.” He promised to serve just one term, and he achieved ALL of the agenda he set at the beginning of his term.