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TIL an app exists where you can call and wake up strangers.

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rR9ve TIL Due to the rise in use of avocados, ERs are seeing more and more "avocado hand" injuries from the slash and stab wounds people sustained from mishandling things, in some cases causing permanent damage and requiring extensive surgery to repair
yVvnl TIL that a solar storm in 1859 was so powerful that it caused telegraph lines to catch fire, and people could read newspapers at night by the aurora borealis.
87dL TIL the eyes of Children’s cereal box characters are angled down 10 degrees in order to make eye contact with children. Adult cereal boxes look straight ahead.
y1eJ TIL that the viscous liquid that canned beans are preserved in is called “aquafaba” and can be used as a substitute for eggs in vegan recipes.
j6yXn TIL The fella who invented the two-liter bottle was also CEO of Apple!