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TIL that initially the adults of Sesame Street didn’t believe Mr. Snuffleupagus was real, but this was changed to avoid having kids feel that adults wouldn’t believe them when they had something important to say.

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a88Vo TIL that octopuses often collect trinkets and will plunder coins from ancient shipwrecks to fill their homes with
W7Qk8 TIL a 2016 study by the University of Michigan found that pizza was the most addictive food, followed by chocolate and potato chips. The least addictive foods were cucumbers, carrots, and beans which were even less addictive than water.
VMxpk TIL: Entering a radius of 5 nautical miles around North Sentinel Island is illegal under Indian law. In Jan 2006, 2 Indian fishermen were fishing in prohibited waters and were killed by the Sentinelese, an indigenous people in voluntary isolation who have repeatedly attacked approaching vessels.
kOdd1 TIL about a 2000 year old Roman era tomb in Jordan whose walls hold 260 figures painted in narrative scenes with comic-style speech bubbles. The 60 odd texts painted in black appear to be Aramaic using Greek letters and are considered one of oldest versions of comic design.
kJkx5 TIL steamed hamburgers are an actual regional delicacy (though in Central Connecticut).