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TIL: An Oreo’s Double Stuff does not contain double the amount of the tasty creme filling.

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LkQp0 New research suggests that the way chameleons change color is very different from what scientists had assumed. In this week’s "Today I Learned" filmmaker and National Geographic Grantee Jason Jaacks explains that the color change is controlled by nanocrystals in a top layer of the lizards' skin.
KODB TIL that we’re not just splitting atoms. In Switzerland they’re experimenting with splitting electrons too.
ylmV TIL the average toll to pass through the Panama Canal is US$54,000. The most expensive regular toll fee is US$375,600.
A14B TIL In the event of a quarantine situation in New York City, The U.S. Government has a contingency plan of placing snipers in strategic locations to prevent people from escaping the Island of Manhatten on inflatable mattresses.
NX5YE TIL In Colorado, more than 5,000 minors have married since the year 2000.