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TIL that Geospiza fortis - one if "Darwin's finches" - was the first animal species which scientists have observed evolving in real-time

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69N0X TIL Anna Jarvis the founder of Mother's day came to regret it and actively campaigned against those who were trying to profit from it.
R5g5Q TIL that John Cena had a Tic-Tac (the mints) addiction in his WWE days, eating three boxes a day before a match
wLMAP TIL Gundam Factory Yokohama is constructing an 18-meter-tall, 25-ton Gundam robot. The plan is for the robot to have a steel frame and carbon resin exterior and be powered by electric actuators, achieving “Gundam-like movement”
7rKob TIL that Frito-Lay ran a market research study in the 90s to rebrand Doritos, which resulted in making the corners of the chips rounded so they broke less and produced less scraps at the bottom of the bag.
R59pw TIL the world’s quietest room is in Microsoft’s headquarters.