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TIL in 1997, there was an episode of Goosebumps called “Click.” In it, a kid gets a universal remote, uses it to pause his sister, change the color of his fish, fast forward through time, etc. 9 years later, Adam Sandler starred in a movie of the same name with a similar premise.

Rkg4 TIL a librarian in India has donated his entire salary to charity for the last 30 years including his retirement benefits and inherited property. The US govt gave him the title “Man of the Millennium” and a cash award of $6 Million which he once again gave away to charity.
pYKJO TIL that Brian Eno composed the startup sound for Windows 95 ... and he did it on a Mac.
7rd5P TIL the US Colony of the Philippines volunteered 25,000 men to fight in WWI. However, Washington virtually prevented their deployment, with the US Governor-General suspecting that Washington feared that Filipinos fighting well in the War would justify their claims of being capable of independence.
eLr5 TIL wild salmon flesh is red because of pigments in the krill they eat. It is the same pigment that turns lobsters and flamingos red/pink. If this is not supplemented in farmed salmon, their flesh will be the normal grey of other fish. This is why farmed salmon says, “color added”.
0dLw5 TIL Mourning Dove parents will feed chicks what’s known as “crop milk” or “pigeon milk”—a nutrient-rich substance with a texture like cottage cheese secreted by cells from the crop in their throats.