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

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KYRA4 TIL that in 1952 US President Harry S Truman refused involvement with the British plan to overthrow the democratically elected PM of Iran, Mohammad Mosaddegh, fearing the precedent of CIA involvement in foreign coups. The coup was carried out a year later after Eisenhower was elected to replace him
ADdax TIL, Gropecunt Lane was a street name found in English towns and cities during the Middle Ages, believed to be a reference to the prostitution centred on those areas
oBDKr TIL that rapper Lil Skies was a straight A student in high school, and that he graduated HS and briefly attended Shippensburg University PA before dropping out to focus on his rap career.
v1Rwr TIL, in 1996 Mr. Rogers poured the 100 billionth Crayola crayon. The commemorative replica that Mr. Rogers received at the event is housed in the Fred Rogers Archive.
mxQOv TIL that Keith Richards Wrote ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ In His Sleep