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Til before Popeye gained superhuman strength by eating spinach, he became strong by rubbing a type of chicken called a whiffle hen.

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da79 TIL in 1947, a British South American Airways flight was flying normally over the Andes Mnts., 4 minutes from landing, but then it sent a morse code message ‘STENDEC’ three consecutive times, then vanished, the wreckage not to be found for 50 years. To this day, what 'STENDEC’ meant is a mystery.
WdG8 TIL the first time a top hat was worn in public, it caused a riot. According to reports, people booed, dogs barked, women fainted, and a small boy suffered a broken arm. The man charged with breaching the peace and ordered to pay a £50 fine.
1ae67 TIL that if you regularly drink ground coffee, you're likely not allergic to cockroaches.
Yp11Z TIL the Pentagon was built in less than a year and a half and was only supposed to be temporary
Evvx TIL Englishman Frank Bickerton fought in both world wars, was drafted into 2 Antarctic expeditions, developed a golf course, was the hero of a novel, killed bears, wrote major motion pictures, treasure hunted in Costa Rica & married an earl’s granddaughter