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TIL almost 17 million children in the USA lack reliable daily access to food

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16a64 TIL McDonald's mascot Grimace is supposed to represent a taste bud and was originally called "Evil Grimace" and was scaly, had four arms, and stole milkshakes.
b6r40 TIL that France's national football teams biggest loss ever was a 17-1 defeat to Denmark in the 1908 London Olympics. Danish footballer Sophus Nielsen scored 10 of them, and he was the first player ever to score 10 goals in a official national team match.
Br8bx TIL “no two people have identical prints” is a myth that has still never been proven.
jNBGj TIL that Quentin Tarantino has no respect for the biopic because they are just big excuses for actors to win Oscars.
kJdaE TIL 2100, 2200 and 2300 will NOT be a leap years, due to the fact that if a year is divisible by 100, but not 400, the year is skipped as a leap year, to counteract that a year is not actually 365.25 days long, but about 365.2422 instead, meaning the rule makes up for 3 days every 400 years.