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TIL China has a single cockroach colony that is larger than the world’s human population, bred for medical use

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dDvJj TIL when Mentos makers saw a chemistry teacher create a soda geyser several feet high by dropping Mentos into Diet Coke on the Late Show. They devised a consumer misuse campaign encouraging user-generated videos and signing content creators to create a trend that acheive a 20% sales spike.
J1QJ1 TIL only 40 dog breeds and varieties were known in 1873, whereas today, around 400 breeds are recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale alone.
eXEk TIL that people who eat spicy food have a reduced risk of dying from diseases like cancer, ischemic heart disease, and respiratory illness.
Zpw5D TIL the song 'Ms. Jackson' is about Erykah Badu and her mother. In and Interview Badu noted that her mother loved the song so much she bought herself a 'Ms. Jackson' license plate, mug, pens. She even had the headband
Me9A7 TIL that the planet Uranus was discovered before the continent of Antarctica