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TIL Kentucky bluegrass is a non-native species that was introduced by the Spanish Empire from Europe.

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8PYL TIL Hershey’s Kisses got its name from the machine that makes them, which makes kissing sounds and appears to “kiss” the conveyor belt onto which the chocolate is dispensed.
GQR1 TIL that when Audi entered the Indian market, they had to create a new car horn to withstand the heavy use
oRBaE TIL Giuseppe Morello was founder of one of the first crime families in the United States. Morello was originally from Corleone, Sicily and his crime family was notorious for disposing of victims by putting their dismembered remains in barrels, sometimes shipping the barrels to nonexistent addresses.
jNN5N TIL that syrup (as in from maple trees) functions ecologically as anti-freeze to protect the plant from harsh winters.
LQxy0 TIL that Ian Fleming (who created James Bond) also wrote Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.