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TIL code adam, a safety protocol for missing children created by Walmart in 1994 was so successful, it was passed as law

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n0yP TIL The Guinness Book of Records was originally published by Guinness Breweries as a reference for settling bar arguments.
ADERo TIL in 1935, in a newly built Sydney aquarium, a tiger shark vomited a human arm that belonged to a man that went missing recently, which sparked a murder mystery when it was discovered the arm was severed with a knife instead of being bitten off.
YKoW TIL During WWII, a single Australian division was purposely left behind, and ended up holding off the German army for 241 days. They protected the key port city of Tobruk, forcing the German supply lines to stretch over 900 miles to the next available port.
PYBdO TIL The coffee cup sleeve was invented by a dad who spilled hot coffee in his lap.
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