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TIL that fish sticks were first sold as an intentionally bland control product while testing a more flavorful frozen food called “herring savouries” in the market. The market’s preference for the blander cod product completely took researchers by surprise.

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N7Q7e TIL Prime Minister Brian Mulroney forged a deep friendship with the Queen. On Canada Day, the Queen asked to clear some time in her schedule to relax with the Mulroneys. A glass of wine in hand, the Queen kicked off her shoes, put her feet up and started to chat to him about "free spirits"
QJR5E TIL of an organization in Belgium training giant rats (nicknamed "HeroRATs") to sniff out landmines in countries where explosive remnants of war pose a large threat to communities. The rats are extremely effective, outperforming both metal detectors and bomb-sniffing dogs.
m1dax TIL Robert Iger personally worked on Shanghai Disney for 17 years and experienced every show and ride multiple times before it opened. He was asked by Michael Eisner in 1999 to start discussions with the Chinese government and he picked to build it in Shanghai
90KB TIL there are “heater bees” who keep their body temperatures 10 degrees hotter than other bees in the colony to keep the hive warm. They also can vary the temperature around developing pupae to determine what kind of honey bee they will become: either forager bees or “house keeper” bees.
x0lb TIL that Nintendo has such a large cash reserve it could lose $250 million every year and wouldn’t go bankrupt until 2052.