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TIL Snickers used to be called Marathon bars, and were renamed because of the Mars bar

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69WNY TIL that the civilization of Easter Island was not destroyed because the people cut the trees down. In fact, it was the europeans and their South American descendants who caused the collapse the population in this island through disease, slavery and kidnapping the few remaining locals it had.
N7OvP TIL Coca Cola had to warn people not to drink the foul smelling liquid in their “MagiCan” promotion
QJyVd TIL the actor Martin Sheen has been arrested 66 times for protesting and other civil disobedience.
lo8vG TIL that sign language includes very few words about astronomy, making it hard for those who are deaf to talk about space. The International Astronomical Union just created about 50 signs to replace words like "constellation" that previously had to be spelled out letter by letter.
O4D6 TIL: The suicide rate for the Army is up 15% over last year. For the Marines its up 28%.