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TIL That Wile E. Coyote got killed over two hundred different ways in total between 1949 and 2021

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MeXYa TIL when Coca-Cola created the modern image of Santa Claus in their advertisements, Santa was depicted without a wedding ring, causing fans to write to Coca-Cola asking whether he was still married to Mrs. Claus.
b6k9a TIL in 1964, a General Mills employee chopped pieces of Circus Peanuts (banana flavoured-marshmallow candy) into a bowl of cheerios, thus leading to the invention of Lucky Charms cereal.
oBRD7 TIL Santa Clause was depicted as "skinny and elf-like" until a Coca-Cola ad made him the fat, jolly fellow that we know today.
jR6n TIL Awarding people money for doing well in IQ tests causes them to score better, $10 increased people’s score by 20 IQ points. IQ tests don’t just measure intelligence they also measure effort.
jOBp TIL Christoph Waltz received a total of 15 nominations for his roles in Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained. He won 11 of these, including the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and the BAFTA Awards for BOTH films.