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TIL that the skin colour of apples darkens with exposure to UV

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8eQEV TIL about Stephen King’s Dollar Babies, a program in which Stephen King sells the rights to some of his short stories for 1$ to film students to help their careers
BoZd TIL in the US, it is legal for employers to set a maximum IQ for a job. The thinking is that people with high IQs pose a greater risk of quitting compared to those with average IQs.
6EXRw TIL during a press conference in June 1943 Congressman Andrew May noted that Japanese depth charges detonated too soon to be effective. The Japanese changed depth charge tactics after the press releases, killing 800 US submariners
10XD TIL zippers are the most common cause of penile injuries. Zipper-related genital injuries send roughly 1,700 men to the ER each year
nnJr TIL that the word “barbarian” means “ person who doesn’t speak Greek ”