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TIL that the individual loops in Froot Loops are actually all the same flavor.

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d8N4j TIL about the 18th century folk song Maggie May. A prostitute in Liverpool who robs sailors after spending the night with them, Maggie is eventually caught and sent to the Botany Bay penal colony in Australia. It's possible the song's story is of a real woman, Nellie Ray, a prostitute and thief.
1lb7 TIL Edward Jenner, the father of the smallpox vaccine, proved that swifts don’t hibernate in lakes by holding one underwater for two minutes. It drowned.
QP9M TIL Sir David Attenborough is the only person to have won a BAFTA in black and white, color, HD and 3D.
N758 TIL Japanese life insurance will pay, even if you commit suicide. Therefore motivating people to kill themselves, so their family can live in comfort. One of many reasons for the high suicide rate in Japan. (English summary at the bottom)
KNaw TIL Disney attempted an American themed amusement park to be built in Virginia. It was canceled due to opposition from citizen’s groups. Disney then attempted to buy Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA. The park owners refused to sell in fear of what Disney would do with the property.