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TIL that opium production in Afghanistan increased following the US invasion in October 2001

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m9WE TIL that the original flavour for Cap'n Crunch cereal was created in 1963, by Pamela Low, a flavorist at Arthur D. Little, and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a microbiology degree. The flavour was inspired by her grandmother, who used to serve brown sugar and butter over rice.
QNJjE TiL jazz musician Lester Young is said to have popularized the use of the word "cool" to mean something fashionable. He also coined the term "bread" as slang for money, often asking "How does the bread smell?" when asking how much a gig was going to pay.
MeQLA TIL The Olympian Who Lost His Gold Medal After Testing Positive For Cannabis Later Created a Popular Medicinal Weed Strain Called 'Ross's Gold'
1aYPd TIL that Placenta is a flat cake from ancient Greece and Rome consisting of many dough layers interspersed with a mixture of cheese and honey. It is flavoured with bay leaves, baked and then covered in honey. The temporary fœtal organ was named after this cake thanks to its flat round shape.
l7LK7 TIL the fingernail-sized fish 'Danionella cerebrum' can make noises louder than an elephant.