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TIL that Ellie Kemper used to be a writer for The Onion

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JYvRv TIL of the McCollough effect, a visual phenomenon which alters perception of horizontal and vertical lines. The effect can last for up to three months, if the viewer looks at the images that trigger it long enough.
QNRLa TIL That Between 2012 and 2016, atleast 147 Visitors drowned in Hawai'i, nearly one a week on average, while doing common tourist activities like swimming and snorkeling....
ZpwGv TIL that Donald Triplett was the first man in the world to be diagnosed as autistic. He was noted for having some savant abilities and to perform rapid mental multiplication. He died in June this year at the age of 89.
4X9x5 TIL In 1959 NASA contacted Pillsbury to create food safety management system for space travel. It is now industry standard and in practice in food establishments around the world.
nW4vG TIL - The city of Memphis consumed more mashed potatoes of a certain company than any other American city, so 300,000 local addresses were sent free sample pouches in 2021. Also included was a donation of about 250,000 servings to the local food bank.