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TIL in 2012, Nestlé used a picture of a bear using Kit Kats as drumsticks to announce their Instagram account. They almost immediately had to take it down due to its resemblance to Pedobear.

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R7MGw TIL that "Forgotten Baby Syndrome," the tragic phenomenon behind infant hot car deaths, is caused by change in routine and can happen to anyone
VAa8 TIL that Patrick Stewart lost all his hair at 18 and believed that no woman would ever be interested in him again
nepL9 TIL of Mauro Prosperi who survived for 9 days alone in the Saharan Desert on a diet of urine and bats after becoming disoriented and travelling nearly 200 miles in the wrong direction during an endurance event. He was found in Algeria despite the race taking part in Morocco
oeGR TIL…George Washington’s infamous wooden teeth were actually human teeth from slaves.
ADlGo TIL that up until 1962, women were not allowed to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner. At the urging of Helen Thomas, John F. Kennedy refused to attend until the ban was lifted. Helen Thomas was named president of the White house Correspondents' Association thirteen years later.