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TIL it is safe to observe the solar eclipse during the period of totality, and without any protection.

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WAVY TIL Thrills, a Canadian brand of chewing gum, has a floral rosewater flavour. There were so many comparisons of its flavour to soap that the packaging states “IT STILL TASTES LIKE SOAP!”
R5Mj1 TIL The King Ranch trim for Ford trucks and SUVs is named after a famous Texas rancher, Richard King, and the wavy icon on these trucks is thought to represent either diamondback rattlesnakes, longhorn bull horns, or the Santa Gertrudis Creek
85jb TIL that Leonardo da Vinci was very strong, and could bend a horseshoe as if it was made of lead
GY1A1 TIL: People who suffer from gout are significantly less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease.
R7E5j TIL that New Mexico was the original Sunshine State, unofficially using the slogan prior to statehood in 1912 and eventually adding it to their state license plates in 1932. However, they never made anything official, and Florida managed to adopt an official resolution and steal the slogan in 1970.