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TIL Packages of bacon include a window on the back to see the fat courtesy of the USDA

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PY4lE TIL Oysters can get Herpes. The deadly virus killed 80-100% of affected oyster beds in France. An outbreak in England killed over 8 million oysters.
R7xj4 TIL "Dove" and "Pigeon" are names for the same bird. They're both names for members of the same family, Columbidae
jnva TIL that the diamond engagement ring is one of the bigest scams in history.
0wKwp TIL that Robert Wang, inventor of the Instant Pot reads every review of his product. When one customer commented that it would be nice if it could make yogurt, he created a new model that could do that, then sent the reviewer the new model as a thank you. He still reads every review.
v1NyD TIL: You can't rename a file CON, AUX, PRN, LST, etc. in Windows.