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TIL - Ketchup originally was made with mushrooms, with the mushroom version being popular around 1750. The tomato version only appeared about 100 years later.

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vP8OR TIL The Order of Assassins (1090 - 1275) were a Shia Islamic order in the Middle East. The Arabic term hashishi (consumer of hashish), a derogatory term for the order, became the root of the term “assassin”. The modern term assassination is believed to stem from the tactics used by the Assassins.
ne10B TIL the Internet meme Nyan Cat originated from 25-year-old Christopher Torres from Texas, who created the animated GIF in 2011. In a livestream, two different people had suggested he draw a pop tart and cat, so he created a hybrid. The design was inspired by his pet cat Marty, who died in 2012.
5YyAB TIL that between 1967 and 1989 East Germany sent a massive amount of arms to ANYONE at war with Israel - to the tune of three quarters of a million Klashnikovs, 120 MiG fighters, 180,000 anti-personell mines, 235,000 grenades; 25,000 RPG launchers; and 25 million cartridges of varying sizes.
ADeNn TIL that theoretically the smallest object in the universe is called a Preon. Inside of an atom is the nucleus, inside that are 3 quarks. And inside a quark is theorized to be something called Preons. They are so small that as of now, they haven't even been physically observed.
pYaBQ TIL there is a medical term for the head rush you get from standing up too fast; 'Orthostatic Hypotension'