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TIL there is Play-doh Cologne.

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1kO4 TIL Jiminy Cricket was initially drawn as a realistic cricket, but Disney wanted something more likable, so the supervising animator came up with what he described as a “little man with an egg head and no ears”, saying “the only thing that makes him a cricket is because we call him one.”
vN4D TIL that the Earth likely has an underground ocean between the upper and lower mantle, with as much water as all the outer oceans combined
VMJvm TIL A card addressed to "Ya know yer wan, her mother’s Hogan from Castleblayney, but the daughter’s an ex-townie. Grew up in Athlone and moved to Ballymacward when she got married. Lives next door to her in-laws now. She has a rake a’ childer and 7 dogs and 4 cats and..." was successfully delivered.
oBOOY TIL the Australian three-toed skink is the only known vertebrate to have laid eggs and given birth to live offspring during the same pregnancy
lmAV TIL the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was not originally going to be painted orange. The orange color was only supposed to be for a sealant and was to be painted with black and yellow stripes to ensure visibility by passing ships. The orange color worked better for fog so it was kept instead