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TIL most of the bread marketed in the U.S. as “wheat” is actually white bread dyed brown with caramel food coloring.

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8J4Z TIL that after Hitler ordered the deportation of Denmarks Jewish population, Danish citizens organized a massive evacuation of the Jews to neutral Sweden, despite the risks. In the end, 99% of Danish Jews survived the Holocaust.
v1XZ7 TIL an actor was hired to play John Lennon in a 1985 bio pic but then fired because he had the same name, Mark Chapman, as Lennon’s killer
BYdk TIL Doritos could be made without the powder and taste exactly the same. It was left on because it was decided that the residue left on your fingers was part of the “Doritos experience”
9Y4QX TIL about Saturators. Saturators were popular in communist Russia. They would dispense sodas, water, carbonated juices, etc. However instead of cans, the drink was dispensed into a reusable glass tied to a chain which you had to wash before each use.
4vKN TIL 95% of the world’s ATMs are running on Windows XP