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TIL that people go to restaurants to eat diseases for fun.

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Me7m0 TIL the original developer of Plants vs. Zombies was fired after objecting to its sequel becoming more pay to win
JdNm TIL John DeLorean, best known for developing the DeLorean DMC-12, also developed the Pontiac GTO, Firebird, Grand Prix, and Chevy Vega. He was arrested for drug trafficking in 1982 trying to raise money for his failing company and successfully defended himself proving entrapment by federal agents.
5lkQ TIL the 1940s, Coca-Cola made a clear coke that resembled vodka for the Marshal of the Soviet Union so he could be seen drinking it without offending Joseph Stalin
o5gW TIL morality, empathy, altruism and gratitude have been observed in non-human mammals, suggesting that our own sense of morality comes not from religion or society, but from biology.
xWZ0 TIL that the dunking booth or “dunk tank”, popular in fairs and for charity events, evolved from “African dodger”, where baseballs would be thrown at the head of a black man, and hits awarded with prizes. This ‘game’ was popular in carnivals until the 1940s