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TIL that most of the "baby carrots" we see are large carrots that are placed into a machine, and cut into smaller, uniformly sized pieces. These carrot pieces were then processed, making them more appealing to consumers. It was an innovation made by California carrot farmer Mike Yurosek in 1986.

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e8kE TIL the largest battle during the American War of Independence happened at Gibraltar. Despite having less than a third of the soldiers Spain had, it was a decisive British victory. They had 333 people killed in comparison to Spain’s 6000+
GYALN TIL researchers found that the higher rating of voice attractiveness for women correlates with having a smaller waist-to-hip ratio, a body type that is commonly found to be more attractive in women.
XmwP TIL the origin of The Swedish Chef: Jim Henson had this tape that he used to play which was ‘How to Speak Mock Swedish’. And he would drive to work trying to make a chicken sandwich in Mock Swedish or make a turkey casserole in Mock Swedish.
LnEp TIL about a match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal where they played on a court which had clay surface on one side and grass on the other. At that time, Federer was undefeated on grass courts for 5 years and Nadal was undefeated on clay for 3 years.
Z8oGY TIL that the world's coldest capital city is Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, with an annual average temperature of -1.3°C (-29.7°F). The second-coldest is Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana) in Kazakhstan, followed by Moscow (Russia), Helsinki (Finland), Reykjavik (Iceland), Tallinn (Estonia), and Ottawa (Canada)