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TIL All dogs have been banned from Antarctica since 1994

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4Xrpa TIL Frito-Lay launched WOW fat-free potato chips in 1998 containing Olestra which caused "abdominal cramping, diarrhea, fecal incontinence ["anal leakage"], and other gastrointestinal symptoms". Warning on package "This Product Contains Olestra. Olestra may cause abdominal cramping and loose stool”
QWMd TIL Jimmy Carter, the 39th US President, was the first president to be born in a hospital
6EBPW TIL that Maurice Sendak's classic book "Where the Wild Things Are" was supposed to be titled "Where the Wild Horses Are" but he realized he couldn't draw horses so he changed it to "things" instead
GAln4 TIL of the OQLF, or the “Language Police,” in Quebec. The organization was created to enforce the everyday use of the French language, the official language of the province. They have the ability to fine businesses and other entities for prominently using English in advertising, signage, menus, etc.
M7e6m TIL In the 12th century Chinese Polymath Shen Kuo correctly theorized that rainbows are caused by the refraction of sunlight through water droplets