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TIL the internet weighs as much as one strawberry.

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Bg7er TIL That Outback Steakhouse was founded by 4 Americans in Florida and the only true Australian item they serve is Fosters beer
0dyRp TIL about Zolgensma - $2.1 million single dose life changing treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
0pBN TIL that the mysterious squiggly things floating in our eyes are called “floaters”. They are shadows cast on our retina by small strands of protein inside our eyes.
EgGrw TIL: That following several outages on Grindr in July 2012, a British tabloid reported that the crash was due to the volume of usage upon the arrival of Olympians in London for the 2012 Olympics looking for hook-ups. The report caused rumors to circulate regarding the athletes' scandalous behavior.
rRLx4 TIL screenwriter Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Iron Man 3) is known for obnoxiously breaking the 4th wall in his scripts. An example is when he describes a house as "the kind of house that I'll buy if this movie is a huge hit". These quips have become to be known as "Shane Blackisms" in the industry.