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TIL of cuteness inspired aggression, it is the reason people want to squeeze cute things.

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d80Qj TIL Strawberries and Raspberries are NOT Berries, but tomatoes, eggplants, bananas and pineapples are
e0AWJ TIL in 2007, the Russian company Rossiya broadcasted television footage showcasing the Russians planting a flag at the bottom of the ocean in the North Pole. A 13 year old boy from Finland noticed some of the footage the station used was from the film Titanic.
9YAJr TIL, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of such Nintendo games as Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda, has a hobby of guessing the measurements of objects, then checking to see if he was correct. He enjoys the hobby so much he carries a tape measure with him everywhere.
m1lRM TIL 99 percent of the population in the United States and Europe are unable to see the Milky Way at night due to artificial light
JYkxQ TIL: Itaconic acid, an enzyme produced by fungi, is used to make Legos. The enzyme is also used in UV coatings and printing ink and some radiation-loving mushrooms were even used to clean up the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan.