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TIL "Cute aggression" or the urge to squeeze cute animals or babies is the brain’s coping mechanism to temper the onslaught of positive feelings. Because if you find yourself incapacitated by how cute a baby is—so much so that you simply can't take care of it—that baby is going to starve.

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95M7 TIL illegal Sardinian Cheese, its illegal since the cheese is made from goats milk that is fermented in a a newborn baby goat’s stomach. The baby goat is killed, its milk filled stomach is then hung up for months while the milk hardens into cheese, and then serve with a knife.
l5MB TIL that Cracker Jack, Cream of Wheat, Juicy Fruit, Quaker Oats, Shredded Wheat, Pabst Blue Ribbon, elongated coins, spray paint, Phosphorescent lamps, and a zipper precursor were all introduced at the Columbian Expo in Chicago in 1893
doZQ TIL that in 1924 Kleenex was invented and advertised as a cold cream remover. It was only rebranded in 1930 after a majority of customers reported using product mostly for blowing their nose, doubling the company’s sales
kO5r5 TIL The mile was originally 5000 feet, until Parliament changed it in 1592 to match up with eight furlongs.
LkOpZ TIL on 2009 Stephen Hawking held a party open to all, but only publicized the party after it was over so that only time-travellers would know to attend; as expected, nobody showed up to the party.