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TIL that the oldest known reference to crisps (potato chips) dates to 1817, when an Englishman named William Kitchiner included them in his book 'The Cook's Oracle'

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wm86 TIL, that the North Korean World Cup soccer fans are actually hand picked by the NK government and are also made up of Chinese volunteers since North Koreans are not allowed to travel.
mp5x TIL there is a section visible to those who climb Mount Everest titled “Rainbow Valley”, so named for the many colorful parkas of other (dead) climbers that dot the landscape. [Note: graphic PICS may be NSFW]
1NGO TIL Jim Varney’s character, Ernest, was used in more than a reported 4,000 local commercials, sometimes 25 shot per day. Between 1987 and 1990, four indie Ernest movies generated $100 million.
xVD4g TIL There are at least 3 companies operating under some form of the name WHATABURGER or What-A-Burger. There is the Texas based company, Virginia based, and a third based in the Carolinas. They sued each other in the early 2000's and a result of the lawsuits was that all 3 could keep using the name.
6E9OY TIL the guards at the tomb of the Unknown Soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery actually yell at you when you are disrespectful