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TIL ketchup was originally prepared with mushrooms as a primary ingredient, rather than tomatoes.

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X4YR TIL that some fruit spreads use 3 different types of sweeteners. Why 3? Because if the company used only 1, it would have to list “sugar” as the first item on the ingredient list. By spreading the impact over three sweeteners, it can push fruit to the top of the list and hide the sweeteners below.
P1Q4w TIL that the population of Ancient Rome was one million, and it would not be until the early 1800s in London that the population of a capital in Europe would reach one million again.
pYQJp TIL the first condom was made of linen and was invented in the 1600s by Catholic priest Gabriele Falloppio
j6g4j TIL The survival rate in serious aviation accidents is about as high as 95%. Serious accidents are events where the aircraft suffers significant damage, or where people on board are severely injured or killed
dDAw8 TIL The US Once Considered a Plan to Detonate a Nuclear Bomb on the Moon