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TIL Burger King launches Chocolate Whopper for April Fool's Day in 2018 as a prank

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gMNaL TIL that in 2012, 10 year old Clara Lazen accidentally invented a new type of molecule called Tetranitratoxycarbon, they found out when she assembled carbon, oxygen and nitrogen atoms in a random way on a model. The teacher passed it on to a friend, and it was new. In the paper, she was credited.
81nK TIL that polar bears have been known to cover their noses with their paws whilst hunting, in an attempt to blend in with their surroundings.
GAKg5 TIL that male Ohio residents have to pay out-of-state tuition fees at Ohio universities if they aren’t registered with Selective Service, and some states like Alabama and Tennessee won’t admit men into state colleges at all if they haven’t registered.
oBeBR TIL that tattoo pigments can be transported through the lymphatic system and deposited in the lymph nodes where it then stains the lymph node tissue. This effect was observed in tissue samples taken from cadavers.
GYKZj TIL that basketball legend Calvin Murphy was a nationally renowned baton twirler. In 1977, at the height of his career, he was Texas State Men’s Twirling champ.