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TIL- The makers of Edible Underwear were denied patent protection on the grounds that “candy and pants were incompatible”

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XEBOQ TIL beautiful bismuth crystals can be made at home by taking the metal bismuth which has a meting point of 270°C (520°F) and hence can be easily melted in a pan, after removing the contaminants in the top layer, it is left to cool when some of the top layer is cooled the solud crystals are removed.
rNDDw TIL Michael Jackson's maternal grandfather was named Prince Albert Screws
e0X7g TIL that despite increases in computer power, each Shrek film has taken about twice as many hours to render as the one before it. Dreamworks calls this "Shrek's Law".
Da8V TIL that Red Lobster lost ~3.5 million dollars on its Endless Snow Crab deal in 2003
VRRD TIL The Lakota People have been trying to claim independence in the longest legal battle in history (more than 160 years) with the United States