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TIL Google Shopping used to be called Froogle, but was changed when not enough people seemed to understand the pun.

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e0Jjn TIL scientists have found brain tissue from AD 79 preserved as glass
KkNa TIL when Kermit debuted with other Muppets in the 1955 show “Sam and Friends” he wasn’t a frog, but had a lizard-like appearance
4kb4X TIL the surname Poindexter is most common in the United States but actually originated from the island of Jersey between Britain and France where it survives in its original form of Poingdestre
mxWlP TIL of the gulf war gameboy. As if the console's long lifespan from 1989-003 wasn't impressive enough. A soldier's gameboy suffered a bomb explosion and was still fully playable.
AOQg TIL scientists are developing edible meat grown from stem cells, which they hope will replace meat from slaughtered livestock.