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TIL Froot Loops are actually all the same flavor, just different colors.

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698Nw TIL The largest piece of fossilised dinosaur poo discovered is over 30cm long and over two litres in volume. It’s believed to be from a T-Rex.
DRxY TIL that Florida Newscaster and TV personality Christine Chubbuck killed herself with a pistol on live TV. Her last words: “And now, in keeping with Channel 40’s policy of always bringing you the latest in blood and guts, in living color, you’re about to see another first - an attempted suicide.”
jNj4X TIL Japanese researchers have created a fire-alarm for the deaf. It’s a gadget that emits a wasabi mist which will wake the endangered person and get them out of the building alive!
bN4E TIL The concept of Combat Information Centers on warships was taken “specifically, consciously, and directly” from science fiction.
QJJJX TIL Lou Gehrig had a better batting average than Babe Ruth in each of the years 1923-25, but Ruth had a better batting average than Gehrig over the 3 years combined. This is an example of a mathematical curiosity called Simpson’s Paradox.