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TIL Mars makes 2 billion M&Ms every 8 hours.

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g7Vy TIL there is a group that believes they can cure autism by giving children bleach enemas
odeR TIL in the 1800s it was common practice for museums to fix sculptures that had broken-off noses by creating & attaching a plaster replica. Today, Copenhagen’s Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum removed over 100 plaster noses, to give their sculptures a more pure look, & put them on display as a Nasothek.
0wArp TIL - Hoag's Object is the only known galaxy shaped like a doughnut. Discovered 1950 by Arthur Hoag it has an older yellow core with an outer ring of young blue stars & nothing in between. To add to the conundrum, at the 1 o'clock position there's a smaller version of the galaxy hidden within itself
JYnXl TIL in the Ancient Greek Olympics, competitors found cheating were fined. The money would pay for a statue of Zeus with a plaque shaming the offender, and placed on the road to the stadium.
ep76E TIL people turning 100 usually receive a letter from the US President congratulating them.