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TIL Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO had the worlds largest ruby carved in to a turd on an ice cream cone.

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D17Vv TIL that the coin-operated vending machine was invented about 2,000 years ago by Hero of Alexandria, an engineer and mathematician in first-century Roman Egypt. Users inserted a coin, which fell onto a pan that was attached to a lever that opened a valve and dispensed holy water.
d8GlK TIL that the largest pumpkin ever grown in the US state of Massachusetts was in 2020, by Charles M. Lieber, a Harvard chemist convicted of not disclosing ties to the Chinese government, as well as not reporting associated income from this work
0wlLj TIL Italy is the country with the highest variety of cheeses in the world, with over 2,500 traditional varieties
kOYmm TIL Canada fixes the price of dairy by law, costing Canadians an additional $300 in groceries per year — and you can go to prison for smuggling cheese across the border.
vPx4 TIL carrier pigeons can fly up to 110 mph for nearly 100 miles.