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TIL: Campbell’s now estimates 40% of the Cream of Mushroom soup sold in the US goes into making green bean casserole.

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x60go TIL 60 individuals were killed while running for political office in the 2024 Mexican General and Local elections - Mexican President Obrador claimed only 6 were assasinated
yQYvv TIL of the Bohemian Grove: A restricted 2700 acre campground in California that is only available for the world's elite. It is described as a private vacation getaway yet it is famous for hosting the Manhattan Project planning meeting in 1942, that led to the creation of the atomic bomb.
kOdE5 TIL: The Striped Blanket Seemingly Every Newborn is pictured in is from an Illinois company. 1.5 million are sold each year
9nlQ TIL One of the Congressmen who set up the House Committee on Un-American Activities was selling falsified passports to the Soviets and offered to spy for them.
awW1y TIL: The Sleeper Hold Works By Cutting Off Blood Flow To The Brain, Causing Unconsciousness in Seconds