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TIL The Flintstones used to advertise cigarettes

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Qar6 TIL the dye in blue M&M’s repairs rats'spinal injuries when injected into them. It also turns them blue.
edOE TIL the phrase “all natural” is completely unregulated and can be used to describe any product. “The lack of standards in most jurisdictions means that the term assures nothing.”
166kX TIL The largest city by area in the U.S. is Sitka, Alaska (population: 8,458) which stretches over 4,815 square miles, almost four times bigger than the state of Rhode Island
18kP TIL that Queen was probably the most educated rock band ever. Freddie Mercury - degree in Art & Graphic Design, Roger Taylor - Biology, John Deacon - Electronics & Brian May - Astrophysics (& recently completed his doctorate after a 30-year hiatus).
005j [TIL] People visiting the NORAD command center after the 1983 release of Wargames were so unimpressed with what the command center actually looked like versus the movie portrayal of it, that NORAD realized it was time to upgrade their entire system.