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TIL: Roly-Poly bugs’ correct name is “Woodlouse” and are terrestrial crustaceans.

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1a8eW TIL that Calvin Graham was the youngest U.S. serviceman to serve and fight during World War II. He enlisted in the United States Navy from Houston, Texas on August 15, 1942, at the age of 12
LkmZQ TIL: The Great Cranberry Scare of 1959 occurred when scientists found traces of a carcinogen in a batch of cranberries just ahead of Thanksgiving. People panicked and the cranberry industry ground to a complete halt, but the cranberry business survived. In fact, it went on to thrive.
knnW TIL Coca-Cola was originally sweetened with wine. Before the wine was switched out for sugar, it was known as “Pemberton’s French Wine Coca”. It was a 1886 prohibition law enacted in Atlanta that caused its inventor, Dr. John S. Pemberton, to rewrite the formula.
9wQnB TIL in just one year, (FY 2022 - Oct. 2021 through Sept. 2022) CBP seized enough fentanyl to kill everyone in the USA, 10 times over.
W7B6o TIL At the 1994 World Cup, Colombian footballer Andrés Escobar inadvertently scored a goal on his own team during their match against the US. Five days later, Escobar was shot and murdered as retaliation by the Medellin Cartel.