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TIL Kraft Singles cannot legally be referred to as ‘Cheese’.

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6EN7m TIL, Chernobyl wildlife flourished after the disaster, implying humans are more detrimental than severe radiation.
gMJ9L TIL Timothy Treadwell, also known as 'The Grizzly Man' originally wanted to become an actor and auditioned for the part of Woody Boyd in Cheers.
W7BZ8 TIL that a former member of the band Thompson Twins designed a billboard featuring a young woman with four breasts hooked up to a milking machine. Although controversial, the billboard won several international art awards. It was intended to criticize the idea of splicing human genes into cows.
Zw9G TIL in 1996 McDonalds attempted to introduce a hamburger called the “Arch Deluxe,” a higher-end burger marketed specifically to adults. It was released with one of the most expensive advertising campaigns to date, and was a complete failure.
VMeeZ TIL Brad Fiedel accidentally composed the well-known main theme from 1984’s The Terminator in a very unusual time-signature: 13/16. This 2014 Slate article investigates the matter. (3rd Post Attempt)