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TIL There is a place on the internet just for getting away from it all.

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D1ZXe TIL Macy's Department Store declined to be featured in the movie "Elf" because they didn't like the idea that there was a fake Santa working there and felt it would blow the illusion for kids.
l7BmG TIL Seinfeld’s iconic Festivus holiday( episode “The Strike”). Didn’t appear until the Last Season. Which is notable for such a lasting meme coming at the end of a sitcom.
PWPO TIL that farmed salmon actually has white flesh because they don’t get to eat much krill and shellfish. Salmon farmers add the organic pigment that causes the orange flesh in wild salmon, astaxanthin, to the salmon’s feed because consumers are reluctant to purchase white-fleshed salmon.
LkPY9 TIL that Researchers have found that dogs have evolved muscles around their eyes, which allow them to make expressions that particularly appeal to humans. The study says such "puppy eyes" helped domesticated dogs to bond with humans.
xeG5 TIL a mathematician discovered a formula for the act of kindness, eventually he committed suicide because of despondency over his inability to continue helping the homeless.