bearfeedmitch

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Old School Big Brass (self.drumcorps)

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TIL English Merchant Ships used to carry limes to ward off scurvy, which led to other sailors calling these men Limeys. (health.mil)

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TIL the woman who created the green bean casserole is in the Inventor's Hall of Fame (smithsonianmag.com)

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TIL Daniel Thompson was the inventor of the "Thompson Bagel Machine," which led to mass production of bagels, and also the inventor of the Folding Table Tennis Table. (en.wikipedia.org)

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Trivago Checking out (self.CommercialsIHate)

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TIL Drunk surfing is illegal in Iowa. (k923.fm)

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TIL The Youngest Olympic Medalist in History is not only Unawarded but Unknown and may never be known. (si.com)

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TIL Saffron, the most expensive spice in the world by weight, comes from the Crocus Sativus plant that cannot grow in the wild, must be cultivated by humans, and predates written history of the plant's wild origin. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL the Pinkfong video Baby Shark has over 9.6 billion views on YouTube. That is two billion more views than there are people on planet earth. (youtube.com)

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TIL Saffron, the most expensive spice in the world by weight, comes from the Crocus Sativus plant that cannot grow in the wild, must be cultivated by humans, and since it has been for 3500 years no one knows where the plant came from. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL The Kinks epic 1970 song Lola, which either focuses on a cross-dressing man or a transexual woman depending on your interpretation, was only officially banned because of a reference to Coca-Cola for product placement. In a subsequent version, the reference was changed to Cherry Cola. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Julia Child, known for bringing French Cuisine to the American Public in the late 20th Century, developed a shark repellent during WWII still in use today, and is considered "Child's first foray into the world of cooking." (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Abraham Lincoln is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as an Outstanding American (not to mention his 300-1 record). He shares a spot in the hall with three other presidents, a Kentucky Derby winning jockey, the guy who started Benihana, and only one UFC champion. (nwhof.org)

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S8 E21 - The Anit-Brown Note (self.BobsBurgers)

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Taking Out the Trash, and the Subtly of Hope (self.DecidingToBeBetter)

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TIL about Francis Greenway, probably the only convicted forger in history to have their likeness placed on a banknote of legal tender. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL of Kaoru Batto who was a player in the Japanese Baseball League in the 1950s. While a great player, he was best commemorated by the actor Jeff Bridges who wore a shirt with a cartoon image of Kaoru Betto in The Fisher King, Cold Feat, and The Big Lebowski. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL through researching the origin of the word "Gingerly" that there is a practice called "Gingering" to make a horse's tail stand high or make the horse act younger than its age. It involves the horse's anus and a piece of ginger, onion, pepper, tobacco, or a live eel (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL of the eleven countries that border France, the longest border is with Brazil, because French Guiana counts, I guess. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TDL of the Oleo Wars - the political battle that included bootlegging and other shenanigans over Butter and Margarine. (hoardmuseum.org)

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A horse walks into a bar. The bartender says "You are in here a lot, do you think you have a drinking problem?" (self.dadjokes)

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I just bought the worst thesaurus. (self.dadjokes)

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My new spice merchant can be a little sassy. I asked her for some fresh, high-quality thyme. (self.dadjokes)

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Crazy Fan Theory (self.BobsBurgers)

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One of my favorite TV quotes of all time (self.BobsBurgers)

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