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TIL there’s a shotgun shell that plants flowers.

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J4Xm TIL that Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was changed to “the Sorcerer’s Stone” because Scholastic Corporation thought that children would not want to read a book with the word “philosopher” in it.
NpQQ TIL in 1995 Newsweek published an article scoffing the future of the internet. It laughed at the idea that people would gets news, learn, or buy airline tickets online. It is still available on their website.
VBYM8 TIL we thought dolphins couldn't breathe through their mouths until 2016, when a dolphin with a damaged blowhole learned to mouth breathe
5kdB TIL that in Welsh folklore, woodland fairies rode on the backs of corgis. A corgi’s markings were said to come from the harnesses and saddles that were used to mount them.
mxrYo TIL prior to 2003, if you changed wireless carriers, you would have to get a new phone number, since carriers were not required by law to transfer your phone number