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TIL that the reason that Mr. Rogers told viewer that he was feeding his fish as he was doing so was because a five-year-old fan who is blind was concerned that he wasn't, so he wanted to put her mind at ease.

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dD8dE TIL that in 2019, a man from Gujarat, India, bit a snake after the snake had bitten him. Both he and the snake died.
GA9BN TIL roses are edible (and actually quite nutritious)
MeJr0 TIL as part of military training recruits are sprayed with pepper spray and then required to engage in combat. This is to familiarize them with the sensation and allow them to handle a real life situation
b9VvE TIL that Cheap Trick has performed live more than 3,700 times.
JkkV TIL Kodak developed a type of infrared film called ‘Aerochrome’ which could detect camouflage from the air by making real foliage appear red when photographed