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TIL that the FBI identified the Unabomber – in part – due to him using the phrase “you can’t eat your cake and have it too” instead of “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” in his manifesto.

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rXv1 TIL Gin and Tonic were originally created by the British East India Company as a way to get soldiers to have quinine to prevent and treat malaria. Quinine (in tonic) was too bitter. In order to get them to drink the tonic officers added the solders’ gin rations with sugar, lime and water.
NXpgP TIL that the power grid in eastern Japan runs at 50 Hz, while the western runs at 60 Hz
rDJ4 TIL of the ‘Banana Massacre’ of 1928 where up to 3000 striking workers were murdered for United Fruit Company (Chiquita).
RG61 TIL of the Battle for Castle Itter where defected Wehrmacht soldiers requested the help of American soldiers to help defend the castle from the Waffen-SS, who planned to execute the French VIP’s inside. It is the only known battle in World War II where the German and American armies fought together.
VlbD TIL That a pilot and a co-pilot never eat the same meal, incase 1 of the meals is contaminated.