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TIL that some frogs have razor sharp teeth!

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M8JV TIL children have been sent to the emergency room after eating excessive hot Cheetos consumption and appearing to have bloody poops. Spicy snack contains a lot of red food dye, it can turn the stools of people red or orange.
yVdPM TIL that a previous rough cut of the 1980 comedy movie Airplane! was 115 minutes. After it was previewed at three college campuses and two movie theaters, the filmmakers trimmed the movie down to 88 minutes due to audience feedback.
maYY TIL a chemical in “magic” mushrooms can grow and repair brain cells
jNoGn TIL Subway spent $22M in 2007 keeping shows Chuck and Community on air, giving them creative freedom as long as they showed their subs. The creator of Community decided to show Subway any chance he could. The Chief Marketing Officer of Subway at the time said they "experienced double digit gains".
JYnZm TIL that Kent released a cigarette in 1952 with a filter made out of asbestos (branded as a "micronite filter"). they sold 13 billion of these cigarettes before being discontinued in 1956 and they are suspected of causing many mesothelioma cases