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TIL German chocolate cake was invented in Texas

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5V9DR TIL that silver fulminate is a high explosive that’s so sensitive, it can be detonated by a falling feather. Larger quantities of it self-detonate under its own weight. Its main use is in children’s novelties like bang snaps.
E1n9x TIL Charles Bronson, tough guy actor of classic films like The Magnificent Seven and Death Wish, grew up in abject poverty, the 11th of 15 kids. His family was so poor he once had to wear his sister's dress to school. When he was 16, he mined coal for $1 per ton.
nwlG TIL that the salvation army is not a charity. They are an Evangelical business that spent thousands of dollars of donated money to fight gay rights last year. In fact, lots of donated money goes to promoting their beliefs, not charity.
grnKW TIL that photos from the 1950's to the 1980's faded because of the switch to wood-based paper.
BrQWx TIL: Mr. And Mrs. wasn’t originally short form for mister and missus, but master and mistress