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TIL one 32oz McDonald’s sweet tea had as much sugar as 2.5 snickers bars!

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p8OVO TIL Scientists found that if they made fibers out of biodegradable bioplastics that they had an astonishing strength of 580,000 pounds per square inch. The fibers are used within bioplastics themselves to self reinforce.
8epJa TIL that the term Gaslighting comes from a 1938 play and a 1944 film, in which an abusive husband Gregory manipulates his wife Paula to make her feel as if she has gone mad. One of the ways he does this is by dimming and brightening the gaslights, all while convincing Paula that its all in her head.
rNVn1 TIL of Matthew Beard (Stymie Beard from the Little Rascals aka Our Gang) had 13 brothers and sisters. Because his paycheck helped the family to survive, his parents allowed him to rename one of his younger brothers. His parents subsequently allowed him to name his other siblings as they were born
p8LWN TIL Ethel Rosenberg's execution did not go smoothly. After she was given three electric shocks, attendants removed the strapping only to have doctors determine that Ethel's heart was still beating. Two more electric shocks were applied, eyewitnesses reported that smoke rose from her head
406J TIL: Only just 30 years ago, supreme court ruled that states have the right to criminalize gay sex.