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TIL “there has not been one documented case of any health problem in humans” caused by GMOs

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WPp9 TIL The famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil’s, official name is “Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, and Weather Prophet Extraordinary.”
Lk6yV TIL thief Matthew Ryan Hahn stole a safe that contained evidence of the sexual abuse of a child. He risked life imprisonment to turn in the memory card so police could “remove this animal from the streets”
EgVVd TIL the video game company SEGA gets it’s name from SErvice GAmes of Japan, a company that they bought.
kJ767 TIL of chinese warlord Zhang Zōngchāng, aka Old Eighty-Six due to a rumor that his erect member was as long as a stack of 86 mexican silver dollars, which were a common currency in 1920’s China.
Eg5oV TIL the mechanical shark in Jaws (1975) broke down repeatedly, often sinking or falling apart. As a result, it was only shown 4 minutes on-screen, forcing Spielberg to rely on suspense tactics like POV shots and John Williams’ iconic score. This “failure” made the film scarier by hiding the shark.