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TIL Banpo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea is the world's largest "bridge fountain". LED-lit fountains span each side of the nearly 3/4-mile-long bridge and shoot dancing rainbow-colored jets of water.

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p8JBO TIL Pez candies were originally mint and the dispensers were shaped like cigarette lighters. They were created as an alternative to tobacco for smokers. They eventually became the fruity candy for kids we know today with cartoon dispensers.
ZpE1v TIL that 9% of all adults with asthma and 30% of patients with asthma and nasal polyps suffer from Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) which can cause sinus infections and loss of smell. 75% of all patients with AERD develop mild-to-moderate respiratory reactions when they drink alcohol
5VNB9 TIL A 2023 study found that Chinstrap penguins take over 10,000 micro-naps a day, each lasting 4 seconds. When combined, that totals more than 11 hours of sleep daily. They are also generally considered to be the most aggressive and ill-tempered species of penguin.[
ANrQw TIL “death crystals” are blue-green inclusions found inside of certain white blood cells in severely ill patients; after first being identified in a patient there is a 56% mortality rate within 2 weeks.
p6Dp TIL : Puma paid Pele to tie his shoes in the middle of the field seconds before the kickoff of the World Cup final in Mexico (1970)… The cameraman made a close up and the whole world realized that the best player back then was wearing Puma shoes… Life changed for Puma after that event…