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TIL: A Single Watermelon Once Sold For $6100

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W15A TIL that according to the EPA, the economic value of a human life is approximately $7 million.
nW4Ed TIL that in addition to Red Cross organizations, there are also Red Crescent and Red Crystal organizations, with the symbols localized for acceptance by the community of each nation that has such an organization. In the past there was also a Red Lion and Sun (Iran).
EjRW TIL that Bubbles the Chimp (who once was famously Michael Jackson’s pet) is alive and well, living in a Florida sanctuary for retired apes - and that he HATES cameras these days
DQn1j TIL that before Jim Henson created The Muppets, he did a series of commercials where a Kermit-like puppet uses extreme violence and straight up murder to promote Wilkins Coffee.
gMJJ4 TIL 3M invented the chemical PFOS back in 1950, used it in many products such as Teflon, Scotchgard, food warppers, etc., but it is now deemed to be toxic and the substance is now found in blood of animals everywhere from polar bears to dolphins to eagles.