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TIL that Edgar Allen Poe wrote an essay explaining exactly what he meant when writing The Raven

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dEJK TIL Smarties are flavored as such: White is Orange/Cream, Yellow is Pineapple, Pink is Cherry, Purple is Grape, Orange is Orange, and Green is… Strawberry.
9Yb0r TIL that during the filming of the movie "Rounders", when John Malkovich realized that Matt Damon noticed his awful Russian accent while playing "Teddy KGB", he admitted to Damon "I am a terrible actor."
kll4 TIL 80% of antibiotics in the U.S. are given to farm animals, and 80% of pig farms, sheep farms, and cattle feedlots use low levels of antibiotics in feed and water. Evidence shows staph bacteria can pass from humans to pigs, evolve resistance to antibiotics, and then pass back into humans.
ADj1g TIL in the 90s Arnold Schwarzenegger pitched a medieval epic but when the studio wanted budget guarantees the director responded, “guarantees don’t happen and if anyone promises guarantees they’re lying!” So, the studio opted for a "cheaper" action movie...which became expensive and bankrupted them.
gObA TIL caffeine can cause a sense of impending doom, especially on those prone to anxiety.