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TIL that flossing was dropped from the US government’s dietary guidelines because no reliable study exist to prove its health benefits.

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EgnPP TIL - The Simpsons episode where "Burns Slant-Drilling Co." steals the school's oil is rooted in actual events, such as the East Texas "slant-hole scandal" where an estimated $100 million worth of oil was stolen over several decades from legal owners
v11JL In a study just published by Y-H Ryu of the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, and colleagues, the astronomers calculate that 'the planet' must be somewhere around 13 times the mass of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system.
QAg6 TIL Actor Alan Rickman, who portrayed Snape in the Harry Potter films, knew the full story of the character from the very beginning. When he was asked by directors why he delivered lines certain ways he would say that he “knew something they didn’t.”
6Eg1Z TIL that the present day events of The Incredibles are set in the 1960s
KOe7J TIL Tim Hortons used to be owned by Wendy's and is now owned by Burger King