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TIL a scientist found two snowflakes identical.

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a0BZ TIL that the cost of a taxi permit in NYC is around $1,000,000
p80jQ TIL In 1999, people believed that Furbies contained computer chips so they could record words and repeat them. The U.S. satellite intelligence operation banned Furbies - in essence, accusing the toy of being a Chinese-manufactured spy, a secret-stealing bugging device capable of eavesdropping.
LkxY0 TIL, old books have a particular smell due to lignin being present in the paper. Lignin is related to vanillin, leading them to have a faint vanilla scent.
4k8Ja TIL Vanna White holds the title for “Televisions most frequent clapper”, clapping more than 600/episode and more than 3.7 MILLION a over her career!
yrRV TIL that play testers for the original Super Mario Brothers found the Koopa Troopa enemies too difficult. Nintendo added in simpler enemies at the very end of production, just to teach players how to beat enemies. They were Goombas, and became the most recognizable enemy in the Mario franchise.