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TIL that if you use the bagel function on a toaster, the halves should be facing outwards, because only the outer heating elements are on.

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x600D TIL the diplomas awarded by the Colorado School of Mines are silver-plated.
oBvp8 TIL In 1890, a theater enthusiast named Eugene Schieffelin introduced European starlings mentioned in Shakespeare's plays to the American continent. They devoured entire orchards, costing farmers millions each year and now consuming nearly all the eggs of the nearly-extinct eastern bluebird.
BPlx TIL Jimmy Carter placed his peanut farm into a blind trust to avoid potential conflict of interest while President.
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