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TIL: Dora the Explorer is hugely popular in India and used to teach local languages instead of Spanish.

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k9nB TIL there’s been a drug for over a decade called Truvada that may be up to 99 percent effective at reducing the risk of HIV infection
XEDPk TIL that according to a report about movie theater popcorn by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, "A medium-size buttered popcorn contains more fat than a breakfast of bacon and eggs, a Big Mac and fries, and a steak dinner combined."
Z8GxG TIL at the end of Lee Iacocca's tenure as CEO Chrysler was so cash-strapped that they had to redesign their development process just to be able to afford making new models.
X1Q TIL that St. Louis ran the 1904 Olympics so poorly that the Olympic movement nearly came to an end
Br1pW TIL that the reason the Colorado Rockies mascot is a triceratops is because a dinosaur rib bone was unearthed during the stadium’s excavation