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TIL that when a hurricane is approaching, Walmart sales of Strawberry flavoured Pop-Tarts increase by over over 7x.

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vy5K TIL ‘Root beer’ was the name chosen over 'Root Tea’ because root beer’s first promoter felt miners were “more likely to drink a manly beer than a wimpy tea”
d8QKQ TIL Galileo was a prolific writer of scientific dialogues and the first entirely new translation of his major writings for more than fifty years was only published in 2012
v1gJj TIL of spray paint on sidewalks called “utility graffiti,” which uses colors and symbols to identify pipes and wires underground. Marking the ground wasn’t standard until 1976, when a dig in Los Angeles punctured a gas line and created a “wall of fire” that killed 9 people and destroyed 7 buildings.
9YlmM TIL it's estimated that 16% of the world's gold and 22% of the world's silver is contained in Japan's electronics alone- so much that Japan is asking its citizens to donate old electronics to make the Olympic medals.
W7RnL TIL that during WWII, eight American pilots were shot down and cannibalized after being captured on Chichijima, while the only survivor was future President George H. W. Bush.