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TIL An old dump in California has been turned into a beach of polished sea glass by the ocean

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xVrrw TIL about the Opabinia, one of the strangest fossils ever discovered. It had five eyes on a flat, shrimp-like body without legs, was covered in chitinous scales and had a long, extensible mouhtpiece, like the one found in common houseflies, but much longer.
vloB TIL that the Millenium Bug resulted in 154 incorrect Down Syndrome results being sent to pregnant mothers; two abortions took place.
165oV TIL: A shrimp's heart is in it's head!
9Vyp TIL Taco Bell sold 100 Million Doritos Locos tacos in the first 10 weeks. It took McDonald’s 18 years to sell the same amount of burgers
b6LJN TIL that in 1907 French waiters went on strike for better pay, more time off - and the right to grow mustaches. At the time, lower-class workers were forbidden to have facial hair.