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TIL that Hasbro holds a trademark for the smell of Play-Doh

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KYLGG TIL Michael Kearney (who spoke his first word at four-months-old) completed his Bachelor's degree in anthropology in two years to become the youngest ever university graduate at the age of 10.
eXWk TIL in 1938, 150 women chained themselves to cherry trees in Washington DC in protest of plans to cut the trees down to clear space for the Jefferson Memorial. The protest ended when they had to use the bathroom.
Z8xro TIL that a man tried to escape to West Berlin with a car that could drive under the barrier. Another man crossed the Berlin Wall on a tight rope.
l5xr TIL, PETA kills 90% of the animals dropped off at their shelters.
MDkV TIL that any domino can knock over another object up to 1.5x its size. The 32nd object would be big enough to knock over the empire state building!