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TIL Target created an algorithm to detect which shoppers were in their second trimester of pregnancy. They sent baby marketing materials mixed in with lawn mowers and wine glasses so the women wouldn't suspect anything.

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Oovm1 TIL the FDA has finally added a daily percentage to added sugars in foods and drink. A single can of Coke contains 78% of your daily recommended sugar intake.
9Y6ar TIL Broadway vs Off-Broadway is based on the number of seats, with Broadway having over 500, Off-Broadway between 100-499, and Off-Off-Broadway having less than 99
rRLo TIL that Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw (Zero Punctuation) was offered the chance to write the script for Duke Nukem Forever, but his script was rejected due to the fact that it was “too out there” and didn’t match Duke Nukem’s “tone”.
X0Zyk TIL of "Chung Ling Soo" (William Ellsworth Robinson) Who Died On Stage Unsuccessfully Performing the "Bullet Catch" Trick
xVag1 TIL Norway will allow any student from anywhere in the world to study at their public universities completely free of charge