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TIL Quebec banned ads for toys and fast food aimed at children under 13, resulting in lowered childhood obesity rates

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epMxb TIL Terry from 'Wayne's World' is also Tobias Beecher from 'Oz.'
wJwE TIL a US Navy POW blinked the word ‘torture’ in morse code during a forced TV interview in North Vietnam to signal his conditions to the Office of Naval Intelligence
5xVQ TIL the “earthy” smell accompanied by rain comes from an organic compound produced by Actinobacteria found in soil
9YoR7 TIL the dark meaning of This Little Piggy. “Went to market” (the meat market), “stayed home” (not ready for market), “ate roast beef” (fattening for market), “had none” (too young for fattening)
aw7Bo TIL that while at university, Prince William was called "Steve" to avoid any journalists overhearing and discovering his identity