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TIL Smuckers tried to patent "uncrustables" PB&J sandwiches, to no avail. They resembled ravioli too much.

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OMxe TIL that New Zealand once tried to weaponize tsunamis (Project Seal)
rRrKo TIL that bulldogs can’t get pregnant or give birth naturally. They have to be artificially inseminated and then have a c-section. They technically should be extinct.
Mgl7 TIL the reason Dennis Nedry says “Dodgson! We’ve got Dodgson here! See nobody cares” in Jurassic Park is because he’s recording the conversation and needs to mention Dodgson by name so he can potentially use the recording as blackmail.
ooGW TIL Netscape Navigator isn’t dead - it’s code was open sourced, improved and expanded upon, and is now known as Mozilla Firefox.
QN7Z9 TIL about the fast food chain "Rax Roast Beef" which at one time operated a peak of 504 locations in the US in the 1980's, but due to continuous changes in its business model and shifting focus away from its core clientele eventually declined to just 8 locations today.