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TIL that American Cheese cannot be legally sold as “cheese” in the United States. It must instead be labeled as “cheese product,” “cheese food,” or “American Singles,” since its manufacturing process varies so significantly from that of other cheeses.

ANbOx TIL about the Tunguska Event: In 1908, an 180 foot wide asteroid exploded while entering the Earth's atmosphere in Russia's East Siberian Taiga. It presumably exploded 4 miles above the surface, killing 3 people, and felled 80M trees over an area of 830 sq miles.
KOdlR TIL that during the American Civil War, banker J.P. Morgan bought five thousand rifles from an army arsenal at $3.50 each, which were then resold to a field general for $22 each.
9Yva6 TIL. In 1965, dismissed Beatles drummer Pete Best released an album "Best of the Beatles"; a play on Best's name, leading to disappointment for record buyers who neglected to read the song titles on the front cover and expected a Beatles compilation.
j6jbj TIL The summit of Mount Everest is not the farthest point on Earth away from the Earth's center. The summit of Chimborazo, a volcano in Ecuador, holds that designation due to Earth's slight equitorial bulge.
W7YxN TIL in 1947 Bing Crosby had to record a new version of "(I'm Dreaming of a) White Christmas" because the original master version of 1942 wore out, due to being constantly repressed to meet demand. This version soon replaced the original and became the standard we usually hear on the radio today.