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TIL the “sugar buzz,” or hyperactivity in children as a result of sugar intake, is a myth

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nx07 TIL that One-Eyed Willie’s pirate ship in the Goonies was constructed without the kids allowed to see it, hoping to get a real reaction from the cast for the first take. But when they rolled and revealed it, the gang was so shocked and started cursing up a storm. The scene had to be re-shot.
rNAAM TIL the “L” in salmon is silent
6EBG8 TIL Chinese and Japanese people are superstitious about numbers, particularly the number four, which is considered unlucky because it sounds like the word for “death.” In California, Chinese and Japanese Americans with chronic heart disease are 27% more likely to die on the 4th day of a given month
6956Y TIL that Finland, the country of thousands of lakes, does not have that much water. The average depth of its lakes is only 7 meters, meaning that all the lake water in Finland combined is less than a fourth of the contents of Ladoga. However, to be fair, Ladoga is the largest lake in Europe.
yVPQw TIL that flying saucer sweets were created by a Belgian communion wafer company who were experiencing a drop in sales.