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TIL that “baby carrots” are almost all just regular carrots cut and reshaped to look like small carrots. It was a marketing gimmick.

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4jJN TIL that the lamp in an IMAX projector is so bright that if it were on the moon we could see it from earth with the naked eye.
YpkB TIL there was a war named after Toyota, due to their pickup trucks being used as war vehicles
4y46 TIL Australia is one of 22 countries that penalizes its citizens for not voting.
QJa1X TIL that you should wait at least 30 mins before brushing your teeth, after sugary or acid food. This is because brushing too early aggravates the acidic damage caused to tooth enamel.
wo881 TIL Despite being ranked as one of the greatest songs ever written, the song “Hey Jude” by the Beatles was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards in 1969 (Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Pop performance by a duo or group with vocal) and didn’t win any of them.