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TIL Cotton Candy is called Fairy Floss in Australia

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1QY7 TIL At the high school graduation of Michael Reagan, Ronald Reagan’s adopted son, Ronald Reagan forgot who his son was, greeting him with “My name is Ronald Reagan. What’s yours?”
xVj7w TIL the phrase “get your goat” originated in horse racing. Horses would get very nervous before a race, so a goat partner would be placed in their stall for the night to help calm them. Unscrupulous opponents would then steal the goat in an effort to upset the horse and make them lose.
vPvNL TIL of the Pareto principle, that for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes (the "vital few")
0GgR TIL a homeless man snuck into Sea World to go swimming with the killer whales. Was found dead and naked in the whale tank the next day
QJmxE TIL the US made Schoolhouse Rock-like cartoons called The Metric Marvels in 1978 to prepare the country to switch to the metric system