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TIL that Dr. Seuss pronounced his name so that it rhymes with "voice".

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4lAo TIL the “cheerleader effect”, the theory that girls look more attractive in groups has been scientifically proven
Xk6X TIL that after The Lion King was released a hyena biologist sued Disney for defamation of character for portraying hyenas as villains.
D1ygP TIL farts don’t dissipate easily in space and a particularly smelly astronaut, while in the space shuttle’s middeck, would position his butt next to an air hose that led to the ISS and fire away. He called it “sending emails” to the ISS
GYDvE TIL that McDonalds sued Irish fast food chain Supermac for trade mark infringement but failed and ended up losing their Big Mac trade mark as well because they were unable to prove that they had used the Big Mac trade mark in the EU.
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