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TIL that Troll Dolls originate from 1956 and were called Dam Dolls after their creator Thomas Dam

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LkOAm TIL While attacking a series of machine gun nests during WW2, Daniel Inouye had most his right arm shot off while arming a grenade. He pried the grenade out of his severed hand and destroyed a bunker with it before finishing the last resistance in the bunker with a one-handed Tommy gun burst.
16pmP TIL I learned that Post was the leader in cereal until the Great Depression when it pulled back on advertising. Kellogg overtook Post, in just one example showing companies should keep advertising during recessions
ZGv TIL lobster is now cheaper than deli meat
Kbx9 TIL As soon as you create something, it is automatically protected under copyright in Australia. You don’t have to register for copyright protection.
KYgwB TIL Endorphins (the "Feel good" chemical in human brains) work by blocking the nerve cells that receive the pain signals