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TIL of the American caviar industry out of Caviar, NJ (1860s-1920s). One fisherman's canning process was so successful (using glass jars instead of kegs), he helped bring the method to canneries to Russia.

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ANXno TIL 20th US president, James Garfield, didn't want to be a candidate. When he got his first votes, he challenged it by saying without his consent, he should not be receiving votes, but he was dismissed. After winning the nomination, Garfield looked "pale as death". He was assassinated a year later
KY9M9 TIL that there's a reason why smoke alarm tend to need battery replacement at night. As the temperature drops at night, the battery’s chemical reaction slows and the voltage lowers. The internal circuit then detects this as battery needing replacement.
oRBrA TIL that while Queen Elizabeth II is titular head of the Commonwealth, and her designated successor is her son Charles, Prince of Wales, the title is not strictly speaking a hereditary one.
XgBX TIL The family of China’s last imperial family live in obscurity and the niece of the last emperor went out of her way to marry a penniless husband descended from farmers to prove that she was part of the new China rather than the Imperial China
b67jp TIL Jimi Hendrix joined the Army after he was caught Joyriding and given the choice between prison or service. He served in the 101st Airborne and was qualified as a Paratrooper. Due to his inability to function in an authority environment, he was given a general discharge under honorable condition.