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TIL there’s more than 4 times as many cattle in South Dakota as there are people

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p8WyQ TIL that the artificial banana flavoring was based on the Gros Michel: the predominant banana that went extinct in the 60's (replaced by the current less flavorful Cavendish). Today, when you eat something "banana" flavored, you're tasting species of banana that went extinct long ago.
gVGy TIL the “Nigerian Prince” scam is deliberately crafted with an outlandish premise and using poor english, because by sending an email that repels all but the most gullible the scammer gets the most promising marks to self-select, reducing “false positive” responses and increasing profitability
MeyG0 TIL that the word "guys" actually originated from Guy Fawkes' name, and was used earlier to refer to men of the lowest and depraved kind.
0d1Qp TIL Colors Become More Dull With Age
wQ4J TIL children under the age of 8 are unable to distinguish between television shows and advertisements, drastically improving the effectiveness of advertisements to kids