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TIL a Sitting US Senator Was Killed During the Civil War While Commanding Troops

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ANxxa TIL the first ever text message in history is "Merry Christmas"
v1nNB TIL Punishment by whipping-post remained on the books in Delaware until 1972, when it became the last state to abolish it.
b9649 TIL of Fried Coca-Cola, created by Abel Gonzales Jr. and introduced at the 2006 Texas State Fair. Served with whipped cream, cinnamon sugar, and a cherry, it sold 10,000 cups in it's first two weeks. Gonzales is also responsible for the creation of Fried Butter, as well as Fried Beer.
d88gZ Short answer: Yes
9Yb6X TIL that the reason purple was so highly valued in the ancient world for centuries, is because the only known dye was extracted from a very rare type of sea snail. In fact, there was only one place in the world it was harvested; the Phoenician city of Tyre.