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TIL McDonald's used to have a fashion brand aimed at kids called McKids

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ADDbn TIL in 2011, a Swedish man was arrested for splitting an atom in his kitchen
KYZ1Q TIL that the term “Artificial Intelligence” was created by scientists John McCarthy, Claude Shannon and Marvin Minsky at the Dartmouth Conference in 1956.
PYgve TIL that the Bald Eagle (the national bird of the United States) is one of the greatest conservation success stories ever. Populations dwindled in the 1900's due to the insecticide DDT which caused eggs to break. After the banning of DDT, eagles can now be found in 49 out of 50 US states.
R58A8 TIL Cardinal Richelieu is credited with the invention of the table knife
WZGB TIL the Book of Mathew is the only gospel to mention the Magi (aka the “Wise Men”) and it never specifies how many there were. The three gifts has led to the widespread assumption that there were three men. In Eastern Christianity, especially the Syriac churches, the Magi often number twelve.