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TIL that despite being strongly associated with the American Midwest, Ranch Dressing Originated in Southern California

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E1Rro TIL about numeronyms, words where a number is used to form an abbreviation. One of its uses is to replace the letters between the first and last letter in a word with the number of letters omitted. Thus, “internationalization” becomes “i18n”!
J11xm TIL Koalas sleep 20 hours or more to slow down their metabolism rate and conserve their body energy
woeXP Today I learned there have been 9 dog mayors elected in small Small towns in California, Minnesota, Colorado, Kentucky, as well as one in San Francisco. One "re-pup-lican"campaign promised "a bone in every dish, a cat in every tree, and a fire hydrant in every corner"
XJ6P TIL A bag of marijuana was the first thing ever bought and sold over the internet
M7P0V TIL Scientists showed with study that 94% of their AI-generated exam answers remained unrecognized. The AI performed half a grade better than the students.