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TIL An ostrichs eye is bigger than its brain

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pkb8 TIL Reindeer herders in Finland are painting their reindeer’s antlers with reflective paint to cut down on deer-car collisions.
kJ4B1 TIL Portland, OR was named after Portland, ME instead of Boston, MA based on the flip of a penny by two early residents
x6yV7 TIL that a rocket engine startup company's plan for using mercury propellant to launch satellites ended up getting the UN global ban
x6ng TIL Casper the Friendly Ghost died as a teen because of pneumonia from sledding all day.
NEKb TIL that around this time of year (passover) every year, Coca Cola makes kosher for passover coke that uses real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup (noticeable by the yellow cap). it tastes better than regular coke and costs more to manufacture which is why they don’t make it year round.