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TIL that there is little research to support the existence of learning styles.

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yQ6Q8 TIL in 1920, candy store owner Christian Kent Nelson, unable to decide between ice cream and chocolate bars, invented an ice cream brick with chocolate coating. He secured an agreement with local chocolate producer Russell C. Stover to mass-produce them under the new trademarked name "Eskimo Pie".
0wRny TIL There is no such character as the “Mad Hatter” in Alice In Wonderland, only “The Hatter”. He had a mad tea party and the two concepts merged.
xVBNw TIL: At only 2mm long, Water Boatmen have the worlds loudest genitals. When rubbed, the penis will emit a noise at 99 decibels - the equivalent of being in the front row of an orchestra
D1MeV TIL future Martian settlements will likely be set up inside Mars' large lava tubes. These tubes are effectively caverns with roofs tens of meters thick and with stable ambient temperature. They would protect human settlers and human technology from the extreme conditions that exist on the surface.
jNawj TIL after the Yankees lost a game, player Phil Linz was playing harmonica on the bus. Manager Yogi Berra shouted for him to stop. Linz didn't hear clearly, and asked Mickey Mantle what he said. Mantle replied "He said play louder." A minor fight ensued, and Berra eventually got fired.