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TIL in 2012, the parents of a teenage girl found out that their daughter was pregnant because Target’s internal computers had tracked their daughter’s purchases, concluded that she was pregnant and began sending her coupons geared towards pregnancy items

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Ypr6P TIL During the 1905 Russian Revolution, the Tsar flirted with imposing a military dictatorship to avoid reform. When he asked Grand Duke Nicholas, a respected commander, to become dictator, the nobleman drew a pistol and threatened to shoot himself in the head if the Tsar further refused the reforms
PYZbO TIL One Mac burger can have meat from 1000 different cows. The ground beef used to make burgers, both in fast food places and grocery stores, is made of a collection of muscle tissues.
rRAXw TIL that pandas in captivity lose interest in mating - so they are shown videos of other pandas having sex to encourage them to mate.
XVBX TIL: Huddie Ledbetter also known as “Lead Belly” was convicted on charges of murder and attempted murder, Lead Belly literally sang his way to freedom, receiving pardons from the governors of Texas and Louisiana. He would eventually be inducted into the Rock-N-Roll hall of fame.
Yp5Nr TIL researchers successfully killed MRSA (the antibiotic resistant superbug) with a blue laser and peroxide. They found a blue light can "bleach" the protective layer of the MRSA membrane which then makes it more vulnerable. This weakened it enough for hydrogen peroxide to finish the job.