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TIL Lucas wanted Muppets maestro Jim Henson to voice the role of Yoda in Star Wars

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1eV4 TIL that from 2010 to 2015, Taco Bell secretly reduced the sodium content in 33 menu items by 33%. Responding to consumer demand for healthier fare and without notifying the public, Taco Bell reduced the salt content in its food and instead substituted other spices to net the same taste.
Zpy9p TIL In 1943, an American B17-F bomber was heavily damaged during a bombing run over German airspace. In a show of compassion, Ace Luftwaffe pilot Franz Stigler, then with 27 aerial victories, opted to escort the plane back to Allied airspace. This action saved the lives of almost everyone on board.
dDxXd TIL that the alpha gal allergy can be limited to only one meat or a specific set of meats with high fat content
9W4m TIL that “if an apple is magnified to the size of the earth, then the atoms in the apple are approximately the size of the original apple.”
woYgo TIL There are a total of 129 streets named after former US President JFK in the country of Brazil. The US only has 35 streets named after him.