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TIL that McDonald’s created a type of broccoli that tasted like bubblegum, in a failed attempt to provide a healthier happy meal. It was reported to taste “confusing”

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WkEE4 TIL the classic VW Beetle was produced in Mexico from 1955 until as late as 2003, where it was used as a taxi. The Mexican government effectively ended the Beetle's production because street gangs would often raid two-door cars as the passenger in the back couldn't escape.
OoRDg TIL Daylight-saving time is a killer. By pushing the clocks forward one hour each spring, every year on the Monday after the switch, hospitals report a 24% spike in heart-attack visits. In the autumn when we gain an hour of sleep there's a 21% reduction.
NX48E TIL "Amadeus" was filmed almost entirely in real castles and palaces in Prague, rather than Vienna where Mozart actually lived
e0o75 TIL in 1947 a woman with hives went to Johns Hopkins to cure her hives. She received an experimental drug Compund 1694 and not only her hives cleared up she reported that her trolly rides were free from nausea. Doctors immediately test the drug for motion sickness and Compund 1694 became Dramamine.
EgYRd TIL that in Japan, there's a train station that has no entrance or exit, and it exists only so that passengers can admire the view!