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TIL Oreo cookies are an imitation of Hydrox cookies, which are set to resume production in 2014

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Vx48 TIL when dogs get the “Zoomies”, it’s known as Frenetic Random Activity Periods, or FRAPS, which is pent up energy.
m1Zev TIL A study on the "fracture and flow" of Oreo cookies exists, in which researchers tried to split apart Oreo cookies to achieve an even distribution of cream on both halves. The researchers involved dubbed the study "Oreology".
Y7B6v TIL in 2013 Jennifer Lawrence rejected an invitation from Inside the Actors Studio, thinking her attitude and lack of experience would make host James Lipton "hate" her. "Tell me about your method? There is no method! I never know my lines! He would be horrified."
ReW8 TIL Subotai was the primary General of Genghis Khan during the Mongolian conquest of Asia. He directed more than twenty campaigns in which he conquered thirty-two nations and won sixty-five pitched battles, during which he conquered or overran more territory than any other commander in history.
XEmNE TIL about Unsinkable Sam, a cat that managed to survive the sinking of three ships during World War 2.