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TIL shed antler hunting is illegal in many places

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b98A9 TIL Coca-Cola’s formula still includes extract from the coca leaf, the source plant of cocaine, the original stimulant in addition to caffeine. Imported from Peru and Bolivia, the leaves are processed by a plant in New Jersey, the only plant authorized by the US federal government to do so.
gYkD TIL Denise Crosby (AKA Tasha Yar, Star Trek TNG) is Bing Crosby’s grand daughter. And she appeared in Playboy.
J1mWQ TIL Popes, at various times, have married, been adulterers, had mistresses, fathered illegitimate children, ordered the murders of rivals, been financially corrupt, started wars and even encouraged English Catholics to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I
8e9EZ TIL The Sphinx was buried in sand around 400 years after it was built, roughly 4500 years ago. In 1400 BC, Thutmose IV attempted to unbury the Sphinx but only managed to uncover its front paws. It would not be fully unburied until 1887 AD, meaning the Sphinx was mostly buried for nearly 4000 years.
6mLY TIL that due to wasabi’s high cost, most ‘wasabi’ is actually mixture of horseradish, mustard, starch and green food coloring.