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TIL “Tri” in Triscuit isn’t about three but rather elecTRIcity + bisCUIT since cooking with electricity was new technology.

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yQ4Bw TIL that only 2% of the world’s population has green eyes.
9wvOQ TIL that banana plants can 'walk'
b6E04 TIL the Japanese captured the USS Stewart, the "Ghost Ship of the Pacific", in WWII after being scuttled. They raised her from the bottom, repaired the ship, and commissioned her into the Japanese fleet, sailing around the Pacific performing escort duties.
69Nd8 TIL A ferry pilot flew a Cessna 172 from California to Hawaii in just over 18 hours. Prepping and flying the plane was about the same cost as having the plane disassembled, shipped and re-assembled.
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