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TIL McDonald’s offers product placement rewards to rap artists who mention the Big Mac in their songs.

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mxQey TIL that Luicius Tarquinius Collatinus, who led the overthrow of the Roman monarchy and made Rome into a republic, was still called upon to resign his consulship by the people because he shared the name Tarquinius with the overthrown king.
0dRA TIL Baseball Player Richie Ashburn fouled off a ball and hit a spectator, a few minutes later he fouled off another ball and hit the same spectator while she was being carried off by stretcher
OoVpY TIL a manx shearwater lived to at least 52. The average lifespan of sea birds is about 15-20 years.
E10V TIL: That “Chimpanzees, who cannot swim, have drowned in zoo moats trying to save others.” And “Given the chance to get food by pulling a chain that would also deliver an electric shock to a companion, Rhesus monkeys will starve themselves for several days.”
0wlj1 TIL clovers used to be part of lawn seed mix and are helpful in many ways to keeping a healthy lawn. About 60-70 years ago they became classified as a weed by savvy marketing teams to sell you products like nitrogen and weed killers, which clovers do naturally by themselves.