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TIL The mouth of the Chesapeake Bay is the site of a 35-million year old impact crater and that shaped the bay

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J1dJQ TIL McDonald’s once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli. It was an attempt to get kids to eat healthier. However, adding a sweet flavor to broccoli doesn't make it any more appetizing to kids, who were confused by the taste.
OoXRe TIL McDonalds tried to create bubblegum flavored broccoli to appeal to kids. The kids hated it and it was taken off the menu
7rLYX TIL that in 1787, Swiss scientific pioneer Horace Bénédict de Saussure literally cut off the top of the Alps' highest mountain, Mont Blanc, at 15,344 ft. It is now available on display at Teyler's museum in the Netherlands.
59GD TIL that although pandas eat bamboo almost exclusively, they actually have the digestive systems of carnivores
oB1Y7 TIL Canada once minted a $1 million dollar coin, which was promptly stolen and never found.