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TIL Cocoa Puffs and Trix are just Kix with cocoa/fruit flavoring.

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GYVg7 TIL that Rose Cleveland, who served as "acting First Lady" of the United States for 14 months while her brother Grover Cleveland was a bachelor, was a lesbian.
AJgn TIL a set of 19 questions such as “Do we have the right patient?” and “What operation are we performing?” can reduce surgical deaths by more than 40%
166L7 TIL about Bald Knobbers, a group of vigilantes in the Ozark mountains that formed in response to lawlessness in the area from the Civil War
A4D4 TIL the first female civilian pilot from Afghanistan is flying around the world to raise awareness for STEM programs. She had already visited Egypt, Mumbai, and Afghanistan where she was awarded the title Ambassador of Peace.
O4Be TIL A baboon was employed by the railroad as a signalman. He never once made a mistake and worked for the railroad until his death.