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TIL the Hershey's holiday commercial "Christmas Bells" has aired every holiday season for the past 28 years

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nWeno TIL that Ted Fujita of tornado scale fame lived in a city slated to be atomic bombed. Nagasaki was chosen instead, and Fujita's research on the effects of the bombs helped him to understand downbursts and microbursts.
J1YZ4 TIL dogs and some other animals have photoreceptors in their eyes activated by magnetic fields, meaning it's possible that these animals have a magnetic sense that is linked to their visual system
awRVM TIL BBC has a kids show called “RastaMouse” where the main character- RastaMouse, is a Jamaican, crime-fighting, reggae music star
9YeDG TIL of a £4m art heist Manchester in 2003 , including a Van Gogh painting. It is believed the culprit tipped off the police and revealed the location of the stolen artwork. Stating that his intentions were not to steal , but to highlight woeful security.
NXAgM TIL more people die from drowning in deserts than from dehydration.