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TIL Author Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park/Congo/Sphere) was 6'9"

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JY0bk TIL that America has 3.1% of the world's kids but buys 40% of the world's toys. (University of California, 2013)
1awR7 TIL flatfishes, originally used as evidence against Darwin’s theory of evolution, have come to be understood as incredible examples for the theory
4d7X TIL French Roast Coffee is made using rejected beans and roasted so long the sugars caramelize. The term French Roast is a fancy way of saying the crappy beans.
D1mXg Today I learned that avalanches can’t be triggered by sound I have been lied to
Dyjj TIL that the English word cereal is derived from ‘Ceres’, the Roman goddess of harvest and agriculture.