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TIL that “Cosmic Latte” is the name assigned to the average color of the universe.

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x6kdw TIL that country singer Reba McEntire doesn't write any of her own hits.
jNQ6p TIL Rat Birthcontrol became available in my state! Yes Rat birth control exists and is very effective.
oBYvW TIL the full name of the country of Uruguay is "The Oriental Republic of Uruguay". Oriental meaning that the country lies to the east of the Uruguay River.
W7vAL TIL in February of 2013 the Emergency Alert Systems of stations in Montana and Michigan were breached to play a zombie apocalypse warning, using the lines "Civil authorities in your area have reported bodies of the dead are rising from the graves and attacking the living".
lY5A TIL In 1924, German shoemaker Adolf Dassler let his brother, Rudolf, join his sports shoemaking company. During WWII, they grew to hate each other and in 1948, Rudolf started his own company across town. Adolf, aka Adi, changed his company’s name to Adidas; Rudolf started Puma.