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TIL that Hershey’s kisses got their name due to the smooching sound the machine made while extruding the chocolates into a conveyor belt

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1ywO TIL that Minnesota is known for its idiosyncratic social and political orientations and its high rate of civic participation and voter turnout. It’s standard of living index is among the highest in the United States, and the state is also among the best-educated and wealthiest in the nation.
Mpl0 TIL that because the concrete of the Hoover Dam was poured into individual, rectangular shaped sections, rather than with a single, continuous pour, the physical dam itself will survive up to 10,000 years and be one of the last remaining visible and recognizable monuments of humans on the planet.
nG8b TIL The post office in Bedrock, Colorado receives so much fan mail addressed to characters from ‘The Flintstones’ that they have a special stamp for rejecting the mail that says 'Return to Sender - Fictitious Cartoon Character’
rNXp4 TIL The Golden Poison Frog found in the Amazon rain forest, is the most poisonous animal on the planet.They are so toxic that they have few (if any) predators. The indigenous tribes use the toxin for hunting. Secretions from a single frog could kill two bull elephants.
7oEZ TIL that future King Henry V was struck in the face by an arrow in his first battle leading soldiers. Rather than leave the field, he reportedly stated that “he would rather die than stain his soldierly reputation by flight.” He was sixteen at the time.