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TIL that sliced bread was briefly banned in the USA in 1943.

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JY0k4 TIL the 1877 Wormley Agreement - which ended the Reconstruction Era in America and ushered in Segregation laws - took place at the renowned Wormley's Hotel in Washington DC. The hotel itself was owned by the Black millionaire James T. Wormley.
4XR06 TIL At least four Marlboro Men actors have died of smoking-related diseases
pYOxZ Today I learned of the voiceless labial–velar implosive, the rarest sound to appear in any language. The sound, described as pronouncing a k and p at the same time while sucking in air instead of pushing it out, is found only in the Central dialect of the Igbo language.
jgQa TIL TV Show “Seinfeld” made US$2.7 billion on reruns through June 2010 since it went off the air in 1998.
MRQ8 TIL that in 1976 a janitor working at a Frito-Lay factory came upon some Cheetos with the cheese power missing after a machine broke on the assembly line, he took them home and put chili power on them and ‘Flamin’ Hot Cheetos’ were born.