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TIL Popsicle® was invented by an 11 year old boy in 1905 when he left his soda outside overnight and it froze.

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QNJxa TIL the average house cat can hit a top speed of around 30 miles per hour
ne4Kd TIL that snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan was accused of disrespect by an opponent for using his opposite hand to take a shot. To prove he wasn’t bringing the game into disrepute, he played 3 frames with his left-hand against a former world championship runner-up, winning all 3.
E6mp TIL A penny costs 2.4 cents to manufacture.
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