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TIL While we've all heard of internal combustion engines (ICE) common in motor vehicles, there are actually external combustion engines (ECE) too

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6EODm TIL the inventor of K-Cups regrets the idea. Why? Because the K-Cups are bad for the environment -- they are disposable and not recyclable.
oR1dK TIL sales of Sunny Delight declined in the UK after one of its commercials showing a snowman turning orange was released at about the same time as news reports of a four-year-old girl's skin color turning orange due to drinking 1.5 liters a day of the product, which contained beta-carotene.
9YJEX TIL In 2010, a thief broke into the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris and stole five paintings worth €100 million ( $123 million USD). Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr, commented, "These five paintings are unsellable, so thieves, sirs, you are imbeciles, now return them." The art has not been recovered.
Dmbe TIL a 12 year old girl was handcuffed, booked, and fingerprinted for eating french fries in a subway
nWdoG TIL that dolphins from different communities and areas have different regional dialects and accents.