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TIL Bebo was bought for $1 million by the same people who sold it for $850 million 5 years earlier

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kJr9d TIL that the term “brain freeze” to describe a cold-stimulus headache was only invented in 1991, and is a trademark of 7-Eleven.
jNgVX TIL that in 1947, the "Doomsday Clock" was invented, it essentially says how long we have until it is doomsday (midnight). In 1991 it was 17 minutes to midnight, and this year it is 100 seconds to midnight.
lomZN TIL an extremely rare, strong cyclonic storm resembling a hurricane formed over Lake Huron in 1996. It was the first time such a storm has ever been recorded forming over the great lakes region.
oJyK TIL Kraft Mac and Cheese (Kraft Dinner) has been called the de facto national dish of Canada as it is the most popular grocery item in the country. Canadians eat more of it per capita than any other country (55% more than Americans).
YLd TIL that 38% of roadway litter is cigarette butts, the most littered item on US roadways