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TIL that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children recommends that children OF ANY AGE should not be permitted to use public restrooms alone.

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ANrY4 TIL that coca-cola was banned in Portugal because the man who wrote the slogan made people think the product was a drug.
nX6B TIL The Lincoln Hotel in Chicago has a rooftop bar named after John Frederick Parker. Parker was Lincoln’s bodyguard the night of his assassination, he left during intermission to the local tavern. He was known to be drunk on duty.
N7Xk8 TIL Potato plants can grow fruit. They look like tiny green tomatoes and are poisonous.
Br7RK TIL sperm whales seek out habitats with large communities of bioluminescent plankton, which are not part of the whale's diet. As the plankton's predators (fish) approach the plankton, their glowing alerts the whale. The whale eats the fish. The plankton then turn out their lights.
VBKdB TIL that there is a British college called Norland College, which is known for its training of nannies. When they graduate they are often hired by celebrities or royalty.