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TIL that the “n” in the 7-ELEVEn logo is the only lowercase letter because it was believed that an all uppercase logo would look too harsh.

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epyV4 TIL that "Killing baby Hitler" is an ethical and theoretical physics experiment. It explores the idea of time-traveling to assassinate infant Adolf Hitler, delving into ethical consequences and temporal paradoxes.
VMElm TIL in 1922, scientists went to a hospital ward with comatose children, dying from diabetic keto-acidosis. They went from bed to bed injecting the kids with a new extract, insulin. As they injected the last comatose child, the first one injected began to awaken.
Z8rbp TIL That the province of Ontario in Canada has 250,000 lakes that contain around one-fifth of the world's fresh water.
OXGg TIL that the Sinclair Method is 80% effective in 90 clinical trials at treating alcohol addiction, much more effective in the long term to the 12 Step Method from AA.
Lk6aV TIL that Bob Bergen, the actor who presently voices Porky Pig, has immense job security due to how difficult it is to nail the pig’s speech mannerisms. He had to study Mel Blanc’s speech patterns intensely to get the character just right.