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TIL The full name for the State of Rhode Island

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KOA9G TIL a study from Yale found that kids who watched 'Mr. Rogers Neighborhood' retained more information than children who watched 'Sesame Street.' They also had a higher 'tolerance of delay', meaning they were more patient
nMaW TIL that giant rats actually existed within the confines of human history and were almost exactly the same size as the Princess Bride’s ROUS’s.
M7kXK TIL that fossilization is so unlikely that scientists estimate that less one-tenth of 1% of all the animal species that have ever lived have become fossils.
eplmL TIL that the BBC's most exported show abroad is the 1990s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances
j657a TIL during WWII, the Allies planned a secret operation called “Operation Vegetarian” to drop infected cow cakes over German fields, aiming to spread anthrax among German livestock and disrupt food supplies.