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TIL the Great Lakes contain 21% of the world's surface fresh water

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8e9JZ TIL there is actually no difference at all between Slurpees and Icees. They're both made by the Icee Company. Exact same drink. It's just that 7-Eleven has a licensing deal to call them “Slurpees”. For some reason I thought Slurpees were chunky, and Icees were finer hence more expensive LOL.
Brnrx TIL that honey bees are able to stab through the leaves of certain plants to trigger their flowering process weeks earlier than usual.
LkZRv TIL the stereotype of Native Americans saying "how" as a greeting comes from the Anglicization of the Lakota word "háu", which was used by men to greet other men.
9pdG TIL that Julia Child kept her phone number listed publicly. Anyone could just call her at home for cooking advice. Apparently on Christmas and Thanksgiving her phone rang nonstop and she took every call. What a woman!
pN4N TIL that the symbol of medicine in the U.S. isn’t the Rod of Asclepius, which is the Greek symbol of medicine. It’s the Caduceus, the Greek symbol of commerce.