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TIL that blue Smarties were not removed from circulation for making kids hyper, but instead because when Nestle were replacing artificial dyes with natural ones, no natural dye could be found which would make smarties blue

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kJvme TIL Aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont committed suicide because of the sight of airplanes flying over his city to bomb a nearby airport
WkgpX TIL Argentine ants in Europe have taken over a 3,700-mile stretch of coast along the Mediterranean Sea. This single colony is the largest ever discovered and it’s wider than Rhode Island and Delaware combined.
ANRn7 TIL the Japanese word "ponzu" (sauce) is derived from the now obsolete Dutch term "pons" meaning punch, a fruit juice beverage.
6EKRl TIL The last male treasurer of the United States, William Alexander Julian, was in office from 1933-1949. The last 14 treasurers have been women.
plmQ TIL In 1898 Nikola Tesla once tricked an entire crowd into believing they could control a toy boat by shouting commands - he had in fact invented Radio Control and was piloting the boat himself.