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Today I Learned (TIL)

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Posted by6 hours ago

TIL: The snack Pringles can't legally call themselves "chips" because they're not made by slicing a potato. (They're made from the same powder as instant mashed potatoes.)

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Posted by4 hours ago

TIL The Navy contacted the Village People to use "In the Navy" in an advertising campaign for television and radio. They gave the rights to the song for free on the condition that the Navy help them shoot the music video. The Navy provided them with a warship, several aircraft, and plenty of seamen

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Posted by13 hours ago

TIL when flies land on your food, they basically spit on it — because they have to release digestive juices to liquefy it into a predigested, slurpable soup they can swallow.

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Posted by15 hours ago

TIL A Dominican man survived nearly a month at sea with nothing but ketchup and seasonings.

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Posted by6 hours ago

TIL that Super Bowl halftime shows were typically boring until the sketch comedy show 'In Living Color' aired a live special opposite of the Super Bowl XXVI halftime show in 1992. The special drew over 20 million views. The next year the NFL booked Michael Jackson for the halftime show.

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Posted by7 hours ago

TIL that scientists discover an average of 18,000 new species of life every year.

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