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TIL that baby carrots (aka baby cut carrots) are actually just the cores of carrots not fit for store shelves, and were only invented in 1986.

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rBJ1 TIL an abandoned Walmart was converted into America’s largest single-floor library (124,500 square feet)
GApgJ TIL About Operation Underworld — when the US Government and the Mafia Collaborated to stop Nazis
dDV57 TIL that one of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce eye strain while working on a computer is to follow the 20-20-20 rule. Every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break to look at something 20 feet away.
eEGb TIL that William Whipple freed his slaves when he signed the Declaration of Independance, because he believed that he could not fight for freedom and own slaves.
mOOo TIL of the Gulabi Gang, a group of Indian women vigilantes and activists who attack abusive husbands and fight against child marriages, the dowry system, and female illiteracy.