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TIL Ted Cruz former presidential candidate was born to a Cuban father and American mother in Calgary, Canada

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EgDaV TIL there is a firm sequence of adjectives in English that native speakers use but rarely know about. The order is opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose. For instance you would say “small red Japanese commuter car” not “commuter Japanese red small car”.
wGEJ TIL That Target had to issue an apology to its customers following outrage about the fact that a popular dress was offered in a color “Dark heather gray” for normal sizes, but the same color was titled “Manatee gray” for plus-sized dresses.
LkYJd TIL cogs exist in nature. The plant hopper uses cogs to synchronise its legs when jumping.
8BWL til the guy who designed bikes for Tron is designing bikes for Lotus
W5aN [TIL] that after Chris Hadfield’s cover of “Space Oddity” from the ISS was removed from Youtube, David Bowie signed the rights to the song over to him so the video would stay up.