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TIL that the American Egg Board disapproves of the iconic “This is Your Brain on Drugs” ad campaign because it could make kids think eggs are unhealthy.

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9GXM TIL Los Angeles and its suburbs, home to 19 million people, is the only megacity in the world where mountain lions live side by side with humans.
88db TIL that the design head of Corvette wanted the Mako Shark Corvette painted to look like the shark mounted in his office. When the design team couldn’t match the colors they stole the shark and painted it to look like the car. The design head never noticed and was happy with the results.
N7naE TIL that actress Cassandra Peterson (a.k.a. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) played the role of "Biker Mama" (of Satan's Helpers) in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985).
j65ep TIL Europeans used to think tomatoes were poisonous because the acid in the tomato caused their pewter plates to leak lead into their food
P6GO TIL that the boy who played Charlie in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory film never acted in another film and is currently a practicing veterinarian in the Adirondacks.