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Today I learned that vending machines are twice as dangerous as sharks

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XEAyE TIL that in 2014 the flavor of anti freeze was finally changed so that people and pets would be less likely to consume it accidentally and die.
l7E4A TIL that Hustler Magazine used to sell Scratch-n-Sniff porn mags
Wknxo TIL there’s a species of parasitic nematode that induces “fruit-mimicry” in tropical ants. Infected ants develop bright red abdomens, tend to be more sluggish, and walk with their abdomens in a conspicuous elevated position. This causes frugivorous birds to confuse them for berries.
PYY1e TIL John Cena has granted more than 400 Make-a-Wish requests, more than anyone in the charity’s history.
BrZD TIL That a small town in Minnesota attempted to secede from the US in 1977 to declare war and lose, thus receiving foreign aid for their failing water system. It worked.