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TIL that in each new commercial, the character “Mayhem” from the Allstate Insurance Agency advertisements sports all of the damage and injuries sustained in the previous ones

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X0kj TIL Canadian engineers wear an iron (or steel) ring on the pinky of their working/dominant hand as a symbol and reminder of the obligations and ethics associated with their profession.
R5mka TIL that on April 1, 1974, a prankster named Oliver “Porky” Bickar set fire to hundreds of old tires in the crater of Alaska's Mount Edgecumbe. Black smoke billowing from the crater convinced nearby Sitka residents that the volcano had erupted, until the prankster wrote “April Fool” on the volcano.
1a6AP Because Brussels sprouts are bitter, and kids generally don’t like bitter tastes. It’s not their fault. Researchers say that an aversion to bitter and sour (generally a heightened gag reflex) is a survival instinct since most toxins taste that way too. On the other hand, sweetness typically indicates that something is safe to eat, so children are born with a preference for sweets.
dgxK TIL Australia has historical records dating back 10,000 that accurately convey the disappearance and reappearance of islands with the raising and lowering of ocean levels
R7YB8 TIL that dog facial tissue evolved to appear more humanlike to appeal to humans during the domestication process.