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TIL The Iconic "Pac-Man" Was Originally Going to Be a Pizza

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BrjXb TIL in 2017, a black labrador got their own photo in the Stafford High School yearbook. Alpha, the service dog of Andrew Schalk, would alert him if his blood sugar got too low; he even had his own school ID
4XRMw TIL that as of 2018 most of the early cryonics companies that froze dead bodies for future revival had gone out of business, and their stored corpses have been thawed and disposed of.
BdXb TIL after McDonald’s reduced the price of fries in Japan, teens would have “Potato Parties” where they would buy upwards of 60 orders of fries
b6R79 TIL Mariah Carey’s ex-husband Tommy Mottola orchestrated Jennifer Lopez’s career to sabotage Mariah’s, including stealing a “Firecracker” sample Mariah had used for “Loverboy” and gave it to JLo for “I’m Real”, hence why Mariah doesn't know JLo.
LkpaQ TIL that cashew trees are in the same family as poison ivy and poison sumac. They are usually sold shelled and roasted because if not, the shell oil may cause a skin reaction similar to poison ivy.