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TIL the first large-scale study of fish mislabeling in European restaurants involved more than 100 scientists who secretly collected 283 seafood samples ordered from 180 restaurants across 23 countries. Through DNA analysis, researchers found that 1 in 3 restaurants had sold mislabeled seafood.

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0wGWL TIL of Charles Ingram. A man who won "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" by having one of the audience members cough when he said the correct answer. He was later convicted for deception and later arrested for an unrelated insurance fraud.
19N4 TIL Mars, Inc. thought E.T. to be so ugly they feared the character would frighten children and refused to allow M&Ms to be used in the movie. This opened the door to Hershey’s, who took the opportunity to market Reese’s Pieces.
m1Wxo TIL that Quipu, intricate arrays of knotted cords, were used by Andean cultures to record data without a written language.
NXgDQ TIL the largest free-standing flagpole in the world is located in Cairo, Egypt and stands 201.95 meters (662.57 ft) tall, more than twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.
OoWPa TIL that deaf people use a light flasher and a bed shaker to wake up in the morning. the shaker is set under the mattress and shakes the bed. The person sleeping will be able to feel the vibration from the device and the alarm clock will flash when the alarm clock goes off.