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TIL that NERF is an acronym for Non-Expanding Recreational Foam.

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KOOeE For a while, yes, but you will eventually run into nutritional deficiencies.
xVEZo TIL - The inventor of the USB had originally intended for it to be flippable, however that idea was scrapped due to the extra cost. Despite USB becoming the standard, he still regrets that decision. "In hindsight, we blew it," he said.
Meybb TIL humans can't actually smell metal. Instead, whenever we touch metals it is a reaction between oils on our skin and the metals which we are smelling.
b9vnE TIL that Sacha Baron Cohen, known for playing brainless idiots, has a degree in history from the University of Cambridge
VBNMG TIL Stephen King never cashed the $5,000 check that Frank Darabont paid him in 1987 for the rights to adapt his novella 'Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption'. Eventually, King had the check framed and returned it to Darabont with a note that read, "In case you ever need bail money. Love, Steve."