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TIL Eisenhower believed the war was won specifically thanks to the bootlegging-inspired efforts of a hard drinking New Orleans boatmaker.

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6X5m TIL the Apollo 11 flag was bought at Sears for less than six dollars.
Wk8jL TIL that "double-acting" baking powder generates carbon dioxide to raise baking products at both room temperature and then, using different compounds, at oven temperature. This double-raising effect increases the reliability of the baking process.
W7dAB TIL that the 1994 Disney film "Angels In The Outfield" is a loose remake of a 1951 film of the same name.
rJnd TIL The Gingko Biloba species of tree is 270 million years old. It rarely suffers disease or insect attack and was one of the only living things to survive the Hiroshima nuclear bombing. The trees healed quickly and are still alive today.
kZE1 TIL that a man in Florida ran to his brothers bedroom after hearing him scream only to find the entire room and his brother swallowed by a sinkhole. They were never able to find the body.