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TIL I learned early Alabamians really loved their 'cola'.

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Y7eYP TIL scientists in 2002 reconstructed and synthesized a visual pigment gene present in the last common ancestor of birds and crocodiles (archosaurs).
0w79R TIL the octopus stinkhorn, or devil's fingers, is a non-poisonous fungus found all over the world. The starfish-shaped fruiting body emerges vertically and spreads out, making the gleba accessible to insects which facilitate the distribution of spores. Mature stinkhorns smell like rotting flesh.
m1k9M TIL of John Thompson who had both his arms torn off in a farming accident as a teen in 1992. He went inside the house, phoned for help using a pencil in his mouth, then sat in the bathtub to prevent blood from getting on the new carpet. Both arms were reattached, but he can't fully use his hands.
0w1j1 TIL the publication of a global study on cocaine use by the World Health Organization was banned in 1995. Excerpts from the study conflicted with accepted views such as "occasional cocaine use does not typically lead to severe or even minor physical or social problems"
yAEe TIL: The creator of Doug stated that Skeeter was African-American