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TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident at a Dairy Queen. The owner, Omar Knedlik, didn’t have a soda fountain and so kept them cool in his freezer. He left them in too long, but served them to customers anyway. They loved it.

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KYRlR TIL the world’s first 3D computer animation — a rotating hand and face made of polygons — was created in 1972 by two students at the University of Utah.
8e9WG TIL about tigers may retaliate against those who have wronged them. They are known for their vengeful behavior.
X0XE8 TIL Most Canadian mortgages on homes are 5 years. Their amortization is 30 years. Mortgages themselves are 5 years and then you need to refinance. If rates have gone higher you are financing into higher monthly payments. Yikes!
EgWLp Today I Learned that Warren Buffett recently changed his mind about donating all his money to the Gates Foundation upon his death. He is just going to let his kids figure it out.
7r4Z TIL on August 16, 1942, a military blimp left San Francisco bay on a routine submarine-spotting mission. A few hours later, the airship wandered back over land and crashed with nobody aboard. Life rafts and other rescue gear had not been touched, and the fate of the 2-man crew has never been solved.