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TIL that the European Commission produced a comic in 1998 called "The raspberry ice cream war" intended to educate children on the benefits of the EU. British authorities decided to pulp 75000 copies, deciding the comic was "inappropriate" and "factually inaccurate"

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4XJMR TIL 'Catastrophizing'. A cognitive distortion that prompts people to jump to the worst possible conclusion after a minor setback. When a situation is upsetting but safe, they still feel like they are in the midst of a huge crisis. Getting enough sleep can also help keep 'catastrophizing' in check.
mjjM TIL When Gordon Ramsay was filming in Iceland, he lost his footing and fell during a descent off an 85 ft cliff, landing in the icy water below. His film crew reported he was submerged for at least 45 seconds.
nW5W9 TIL that golf is one of the only sports to have been played on the moon. In 1971, during the Apollo 14 mission, astronaut Alan Shepard hit two golf balls on the lunar surface using a makeshift six-iron.
X0mW6 TIL even though its clear in small containers, pure water is actually pale blue and its color is more noticeable the larger the container.
kGRe TIL there is a wiki list of every single problem solved by MacGyver and how he did it.