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TIL Pac-Man's original Japanese name was Puck Man but was changed in North America to discourage people from defacing the letter "P" into an "F"

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pYaoQ Today I learned that "ground beef" meant beef that has been ground via some sort of grinding process, not beef that came from the land.
yR0X TIL there are stealth Starbucks locations, which are operated by the coffee giant, but do not advertise the Starbucks brand. They serve as a “laboratory” to conduct market research on how customers react to new drinks. There is one location on the second floor of Macy’s in NYC.
VxPB TIL that James Cromwell had such a significant experience playing farmer Hoggett in the 1995 film Babe that he became an ethical vegan
RNL4 TIL there was a TV show in Germany where 12 contestants donated their sperm and viewers watched to see who’s would reach the egg first. The winner won a Porsche.
BgWnb TIL Sadleria cyatheoides, or ʻamaʻu, is a fern endemic to Hawaii and is found in lava flows, open areas, and wet forests on all major islands. the ferns young fronds are often tinted red to protect against harmful sun rays