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TIL skin can turn orange from eating too many carrots

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m8wO TIL before the 1980s, it was unlawful to own your own telephone.
6NjW TIL Jonas Salk, a Polio researcher, chose not to patent his vaccine; instead, he gave it away for free, saving millions from the paralyzing, often lethal disease.
y8ma TIL that General Eisenhower, among other WW2 military leaders, thought the atomic bomb to be completely unnecessary and excessively cruel.
eplN6 TIL of the Michigan Bounty/Scanner Law: If the displayed price is different than the price at the register, you are entitled to receive the difference plus additional compensation ("bonus") of ten times the difference. The bonus must be at least $1.00, but it may not be more than $5.00.
4X8yb TIL that the percent of of a NCAA college athletes “going pro” (becoming a professional level player) is less than 2% for all sports, except men’s ice hockey (5.6%) and baseball (9.1%)