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TIL that a death row inmate Troy Leon Gregg escaped prison just to be beaten to death in a bar fight the same night

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7gO7 TIL that the American Egg Board disapproves of the iconic “This is Your Brain on Drugs” ad campaign because it could make kids think eggs are unhealthy.
lnM1 TIL the term ‘friend-zone’ was popularized by Joey in episode 7 of season 1 of friends.
4NPg TIL Carl Sagan once said “An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God. I know of no such compelling evidence.”
b0lE TIL a scientist in the 60s gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
9wZN6 TIL that in Culver City, California in 1990, Little Red Riding Hood was pulled from the recommended reading list for first graders because the heroine had a bottle of wine in the basket that she brought to her grandmother's house.