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

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oRROo TIL by calculating the number of synapses and neurons, the human brain has been estimated to hold up to 2.5 petabytes of information
MeODW TIL - After Apollo 11 landed they were immediately moved into a mobile quarantine facility for 88 hours to prevent the spread of “moon germs.” This process continued for Apollo 12 & 14 before the moon was proven to be barren of life.
EgMJw TIL Jacob Miller was shot in the head during the Civil War. Left for dead, he regained consciousness hours later and lived for another 54 years
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