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TIL a snap of the finger produces the highest rotational acceleration observed in humans

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xVEvb TIL Paul Rudd and Jeffery Dean Morgan own Samuel's Sweet Shop, a candy store in Rhinebeck NY, which they saved from closing after the passing of its previous owner, a friend of theirs
yQD6l TIL communal baths were common in schools and sports facilities in the UK. Footballers would often have pictures taken in them after a win
OgdY TIL a civil rights group dedicated to ending the stereotypes about Italian-Americans was led by a mafia boss
NVMJ TIL surrogate alcohol is a thing, and a huge problem in Russia, where people will drink shoe polish, hairspray and cologne, 40,000 people per year die from alcohol poisoning there
DQenD TIL Lucky Charms were invented by a General Mills employee who chopped Circus Peanut candies into a bowl of Cheerios