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TIL during World War 2, Hershey made a bar for US soldiers that was meant to taste so bad, soldiers would only eat it if they were starved

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NX0lJ TIL of the 1866 shipwreck of the General Grant near New Zealand. Of the 83 on board only 15 survived the sinking and became castaways on Auckland Island. After nine months four of the survivors attempted to row for help and were never seen again. After 16 months the last survivors were rescued.
WAwL TIL Bulgaria has a hotel with an ancient Roman gladiator arena in the lobby. The arena was found during construction, so they incorporated it into the hotel.
gJky TIL that there’s a plant called the TomTato which is a cherry tomato plant with potatoes as roots. It yields large quantities of both tomatoes and spuds.
16xrW TIL during the Islamic golden age the Abbasid Caliphate passed laws mandating hospitals stay open 24 hours a day, forbid hospitals from turning away patients unable to pay and formed charitable foundations called waqfs to support public institutions like hospitals and schools
M4GV TIL in 2005, a woman performing her first solo skydive jump of 10000 ft survived a parachute malfunction which caused her to slam face first into a parking lot at 50 MPH. During surgery doctors discovered she was pregnant. She made a full recovery and the baby was fine.