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TIL The order of ingredients on a product's packaging is determined by their quantity, with the most abundant ingredient listed first.

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D8XJ TIL Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix because he was unsure about the ambitious special effects. Nicholas Cage, Val Kilmer, and Brad Pitt also turned down the role. The Wachowski’s wanted Johnny Depp but the studio pushed for Keanu Reeves.
pYWD4 TIL Facultative bipedalism is when an animal primarily walks on four or more legs but can walk/run using only two legs. Facultive bipedalism is found many species including insects, lizard, rodents, and primates.
WK7Y TIL there is a “zip bomb” called 42.zip that is only 42 kilobytes when zipped, but is 4.5 Petabytes uncompressed.
VBbD0 TIL during the Battle of Verdun, a massive fire and ammunition explosion occurred in Fort Douaumont after some German soldiers tried to heat coffee with flamethrower fuel. Over 600 were killed and some survivors, covered in soot were mistaken for French colonial troops and shot at as they escaped
m1nNv TIL that after Crassus was killed by the Parthians at Carrhae, his severed head was delivered to the Parthian king Orodes who was watching a play with the Armenian king Artavasdes. The head was then used as a prop in the play representing the severed head of a character in the play.