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TIL that before roads were a thing, roadrunners were called Chaparral Cocks

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gr5x4 TIL Tapping or flicking a shaken can of soda do not have a significant effect on reducing foam when the can is opened. The key factors that affect soda explosiveness are temperature and time, not any special techniques like flicking or tapping.
vPvD4 TIL a civilian sued the U.S. government after he was kidnapped, beaten, and tortured for 28 hours as part of a military exercise
nWXb7 TIL middle class workers are looked down on for golfing
oRZjA TIL when Frank Zappa was a kid, he always played with mercury that his father brought home from work, often covering his entire bedroom floor with the element. Childhood exposure to mercury is known to increase the risk of prostate cancer as an adult. Frank Zappa died from prostate cancer at age 52.
yWda TIL in 1947 a man survived a botched execution by electric chair. He said that death tasted “like peanut butter” and looked a lot “like shines in a rooster’s tail.”