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TIL that strawberries are in the same plant family as roses

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vPvrj TIL National Band & Tag used to manufacture rose-colored Chicken Glasses to help stop chickens from pecking at each other. The sight of blood intensified the pecking instinct in chickens, so the rose-colored lenses made the red disappear, thus reducing cannibalis
eppJE TIL coding RollerCoaster Tycoon in the late 1990s required significant optimization of PC power and memory constraints at the time. Per designer Chris Sawyer, letting guests drown was simply easier than programming the alternative of allowing them to swim to shore.
1awjD TIL in Tropic Thunder, Kirk Lazarus says “I don’t drop character til I done the DVD commentary.” Robert Downey Jr. remains in character while filming the commentary for the actual DVD.
781br TIL about Gorham's disease, also known as vanishing bone disease, is a rare skeletal disorder where bones progressively disappear and are replaced by abnormal blood vessels or fibrous tissue. It can affect any part of the skeleton and its cause is unknown.
M7NBW TIL that Bell Labs, a research company that has contributed to many significant inventions, including transistors, lasers and solar cells, and whose work has been awared nine Nobel Prizes, is currently owned by Nokia