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TIL - Nature is so good at evolving critters that aren’t crabs into crab-like things there’s a term for it: Carcinisation

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x6957 TIL Walmart sells guns in the US
jNVbn TIL When babies are born in Thailand, it is common for people to say the baby is ugly. There is a superstition that attractive babies will be taken by evil spirits. It is impolite to say positive things about the baby.
GAJWG TIL that the city of Whynot, North Carolina got its name from a bit of a funny story. The residents were arguing over a name for the city, and someone stood up and said, "Why not name the town Why Not and let's go home?" And that's how it got its name.
gMVx8 TIL That the multi-colored lines associated with non-working TVs are known as a test card. I also learned that the test card for PAL (European, Brazilian, etc.) TVs is a different pattern, featuring multi-colored and many black-and-white lines in a circle.
JmW4 TIL The curvature of the Earth led US surveyors to put curves/bends in roads every 24 miles