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TIL that Ferrero owns Nutella and Nutella is actually inside of Ferrero Rocher chocolates!

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16yl7 TIL Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study
R7gx8 TIL that after a male Darwin’s bark spider fertilizes a female, he plugs up the female’s genitals with a mating plug. Using silk, the female traps the male so that he’s stuck to her genitals, saving him for when she’s hungry.
W7ea4 TIL that in English-speaking countries and Europe it's professional for cab passengers to sit in the back seat, while in many Latin American countries, it's more professional to sit in the front seat, with the added benefit of making the ride look like a friendly favor, reducing the risk of robbery
Lkm7v TIL that Amphetamines "greenies" were widely used for over 40 years by professional Baseball players until they were banned around 2006
nePYr TIL in 1983 the top dart players of the world including all active former world champions broke away from the British Darts Organization and founded their own organization, and although there have been conciliation movements, the split remains to this day.