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e0P1D TIL Dogs can laugh. Scientists in the field of gelotology (study of laughing) have been investigating since 1960 and found dogs can articulate laughter through vocalizations and body language.
j5BQ TIL a McDonald’s franchisee invented the Filet-O-Fish as a option for Lent. McDonald’s owner Ray Kroc wanted to sell the Hula burger (Pineapple on a bun) instead and held a sales contest. The Filet-O-Fish won hands down
NXGmN TIL Steve Comisar sold "solar powered clothes dryers" in national magazines for $49.99 and subsequently sent customers a clothesline.
ZpJKv TIL that more than half of the 102 sq km (39 sq mi) island of Montserrat is in an exclusion zone due to volcanic activity.
N7yAM TIL in the 90s Costa Rica saved a dying forest by dumping 12,000 tons of waste orange peels and pulp (1000 truckloads)