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TIL that about 90% of species in Hawaii are endemic, which means they are only found in that geographic area.

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45ag TIL Guinness stout has fewer calories than skim milk, orange juice, and many popular beers
YpQ77 TIL of Louis IX, the only canonized French king and namesake of St. Louis. He ruled during the 13th c. and is most remembered for justice reform, like presumed innocence, bailiffs, and appeals. He began a golden age for France in Medieval Europe and he arbitrated many disputes between other kings.
kJwOm TIL in 1642, the people of New Haven, Connecticut were horrified by the birth of a "monstrous" pig with one eye. They became convinced that George Spencer, a local man with one eye, had sex with a pig and was the biological father. He was found guilty of bestiality and executed by hanging.
xVe41 TIL Wendy's chocolate Frosty is actually half chocolate and half vanilla because owner Dave Thomas thought full chocolate would be too overpowering a flavor paired with their burger and fries meal.
pYW14 TIL, Heinz registered their own Pantone to fight 'Ketchup Fraud'