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TIL there are currently 14,690 known species of virus to have been officially classified

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PgnE TIL that literally has become an example of an autoantonym – a word with two opposite meanings
WKmN TIL Wendy’s Frosty is actually a mixture of chocolate and vanilla flavors. This was because Dave Thomas thought that 100% chocolate would be too overpowering a flavor when paired with a Wendy’s burger and fries meal.
N75g6 TIL Le Bateau ("The Boat") by Henri Matisse, caused a minor stir when the Museum of Modern Art, New York, which housed it, hung the work upside-down for 47 days in 1961 until Genevieve Habert, a stockbroker, noticed the mistake and notified a guard.
ZRKa TIL “Scooby Doo’s” full name is “Scoobert Scooby Dooby Doo”
XEXwE TIL a B26 Marauder named Flak Bait flew the most WWII combat missions of any plane, 207 over the course of 2 years, 130 of which were piloted by Lt. James J. Farrell. It was hit by enemy fire constantly but repaired and put back in the air. The name came from Farrell's dog, nicknamed Flea Bait.