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TIL that the term "Dumpster" is actually a brand name, just like kleenex is for tissues.

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ogBo TIL that in the Soviet Union in 1991, voting “None of the Above” led to new elections with new candidates, eventually leading to the end of the Soviet Union.
VDnB TIL that, contrary to popular belief, >350 lb President William H. Taft did not get stuck in a White House bathtub. The White House got a tub that was so big a President couldn’t possibly get stuck. A Manhattan company specially crafted the largest solid porcelain tub ever made for an individual.
6Ewpl TIL that ripe oranges aren’t originally orange. Instead, they’re dyed or gassed to get the bright orange color we’re all accustomed to.
VoO8 TIL under the provisions of the 1912 Scottish Protection of Animals Act, the Loch Ness monster is a protected species.
Nv6e TIL some species of carpenter ants can explode at will. As a last resort they contract their abs to rupture their internal glands, resulting in a suicidal burst of corrosive, immobilizing glue.