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TIL Printer ink cost over 7 times more than Dom Perignon vintage champagne per milliliter

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Wbxd TIL A&W tried to capitalize on the success of the Quarter Pounder by introducing a 1/3 pound burger in the 1980s. Despite being larger and outperforming the Quarter Pounder in blind taste tests, the 1/3 pounder failed because consumers didn’t know that 1/3 was bigger than ¼.
nW5rr TIL about Toki Pona, a minimalist constructed language with only 120 to 139 words, designed to simplify thought and emphasize joy. It uses cute pictograms, allows for creative expression, and despite its simplicity, has thousands of speakers worldwide.
0dwPM TIL that 94% of participants administered DMT in a 2021 study reported contact with other 'beings'
mxKWx TIL that Christopher Columbus ordered locals to give him gold and those who didn't got their hands chopped off
Z11p TIL that Amy Van Dyken, a 6-times Olympic gold medalist swimmer, has been an asthmatic her whole life, proving that children with asthma can grow to be olympic-level athletes!