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TIL the melted butter topping served in movie theaters is mostly canola oil with additives mixed in

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bZr9 TIL that Lolita author Vladimir Nabokov had grapheme-color synesthesia, which is when people see specific letters in specific colors.
9wLwX TIL in 1973 a British couple survived 117 days lost at sea on an inflatable raft after their boat sank when it was struck by a whale. They survived by "almost continually" bailing water out of their raft, while collecting rainwater & killing turtles, birds and fish with their bare hands for food.
QmNE TIL that adding a type of seaweed to the diet of cows, reduces their methane production by 70%.
L1Jm TIL that an Australia bushranger escaped from prison so many times the government had to build a special cell to hold him. It was so strong they promised to forgive his crimes if he could escape again.
8eJWZ TIL "The rabbit died" used to be a common euphemism for a positive pregnancy test