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TIL Mom (Futurama) was included in the 2007 Forbes list of the richest fictional characters as well as named one of the top ten worst moms ever by time magazine

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xV1Lg TIL that the city of London is still paying rent of a sharp axe, a billhook, 6 horseshoes, and 61 nails to the Queen on a property leased in 1211
oR7QE TIL Mott’s (the apple juice company) makes Clamato and keeps their branding off of the actual bottles entirely, while they themselves are owned by Dr. Pepper, so essentially Clamato is a Dr. Pepper product
BYdk TIL Doritos could be made without the powder and taste exactly the same. It was left on because it was decided that the residue left on your fingers was part of the “Doritos experience”
M7LV0 TIL the Shoebill Stork’s scientific name is Balaeniceps Rex, which means Whalehead King.
epDm5 TIL that dogs have specific tastebuds fine-tuned to the taste of water, so they experience it differently than humans who often describe it as “tasteless”