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TIL MIT researches have developed the world’s toughest tongue twister: Pad kid poured curd pulled cold.

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nQDb TIL blue light scatters the most in the atmosphere and is therefore least visible by aircrafts at night. 1939 German engineers knew that and installed blue lights on their emergency vehicles, to be spotted less easily by bombers. This is the origin of the blue emergency light.
7LPL TIL: A personal trainer wanted to prove to the doubters that it’s possible to get back in shape even if you become really overweight, so he gained 70 lbs (32 kg) of fat over a 6 month period. In 29 weeks he was back in shape.
4Xjpa TIL the greatest weight loss ever was by Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari who went from 610kg (1340lb) in 2013 down to 68kg (150lb) in 2017. He also holds the record for the highest BMI ever at 204.
mxvQP TIL the creators of the original Scooby-Doo show never meant for Shaggy to be perceived as a stoner. They were annoyed by the marijuana references in the live-action movie.
ZLQa TIL that the FDA gave Kraft a warning in December 2002 that Kraft Singles could not be legally labeled as “food”.