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TIL Fruity Pebbles is the oldest cereal brand based on a t.v. show.

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EgmD0 TIL that the one of the last major eruptions of Mt. Vesuvius prior to the destruction of Pompeii was around 1995 B.C, 2000 years before 79 A.D. It destroyed every bronze age settlement in the area. Thousands of footprints left behind by fleeing survivors can today be seen in the hardened flow stone.
kOWB5 TIL that signer of USA constitution, Gouverneur Morris, died from sticking a whalebone in his urethra.
oBYoo TIL Anne Hathaway won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Les Misérables with only 15 minutes of screentime across the entire film
VMmm0 TIL that mosquito hawks do not actually eat mosquitos. Instead, the larvae mostly feed on roots of forage crops, turf grasses, and seedling field crops, while adults, if they feed at all, feed primarily on liquids such as nectar.
J1n5V TIL about Marcus Schrenker, a financial advisor who tried faking his own death after being caught stealing millions off his clients. He was caught three days later.