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TIL That Australia's Last Flamingo Died In 2018 ....

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06Wv TIL that fingertips don’t “prune” when submerged in water because they absorb excess liquid, rather it’s a reaction that allows us to grip better underwater (fingertips with nerve damage don’t “prune”)
4XNMw TIL of Friedman’s Golden Arches Theory that no two countries with MacDonalds have ever gone to war
15Wd TIL that ZZ Top refused a $1,000,000 offer from Gilette to shave their beards for an ad.
8gWa TIL Ben & Jerry’s had a company rule that from top to bottom, the pay ratio between the highest salaried executive and lowest-earning-worker would be no greater than 5 to 1. It lasted for 16 years until Ben retired.
DQVWe TIL that in 2002 we calculated the average color of the observable universe, and named it „Cosmic Latte“