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TIL Elvis Presley once flew from Graceland to Denver and back in one night just for a sandwich. ‘The Fool’s Gold Loaf’ is a hollowed out loaf of bread filled with peanut butter, jelly, and a pound of bacon. It has an estimated 8,000 calories

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m05Y TIL 92 years ago today started the largest uprising in U.S. history since the Civil War, when over 10,000 armed coal miners attempted to take down lawmakers in an attempt to unionize West Virginian mine workers. The U.S. Army intervened, and the workers lost.
4VrJ TIL there is a word that rhymes with orange. Sporange is a botany term that means “spore case.”
Rpv1 TIL that before he was on MTV’s Jackass, Steve-O went to Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, and worked for several years as a performing clown.
ANZjB TIL the Dutch word for an unpleasant, ill-tempered woman, is a reference to one specific woman.
V7o4 TIL that the Ferris Wheel, moving walkway, Pabst Blue Ribbon, squashed penny souvenirs, Juicy Fruit gum, and Aunt Jemima pancake mix were all unveiled at the 1893 Chicago World Fair