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TIL that LIMES are actually YELLOW when they are RIPE

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R5lL1 TIL that in 1947 Canada raised the price of chocolate bars from 5¢ to 8¢ without much notice. Children protested against this 62.5% increase throughout the country, and approximately 200 stormed the legislature building of British Columbia.
kgWe TIL of the saying “Thank God for Mississippi.” Used by residents of states who do poorly in rankings comparing US States, because Mississippi is almost always doing worse than they are.
KOwe6 TIL that there were 2 DC heroes called Dogwelder, whose power was to weld dogs to people. Dogwelder II sacrificed himself to save the universe by welding two suns together.
BNLx TIL that at NBC’s insistence, the pilot of “Friends” was rewritten to include an older character who could give the young adults advice: Pat the Cop. The new script was so bad that it was scrapped.
aY4y TIL that Russians use dash cams instead of car insurance to protect themselves from many types of fraud