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TIL You should not cook raw beans in a slow cooker.

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Db4g TIL Scooby doo’s real name is scoobert doo while shaggys is Norvil Roggers
eb0D TIL Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, was gay, as well as NASA’s first LGBT+ astronaut (that we know of).
vP8dD TIL the final line of Willy Wonka was originally written as Grandpa Joe yelling, 'Yippee!' The director hated it so much, he phoned up the screenwriter who was vacationing at a remote cabin in the woods and forced him to come up with a better line right on the spot as they were filming the ending.
x6XA1 TIL Weight gained is caused by the creation and expansion of white fat cells, or adipose tissue. Dieting can shrink fat cells but not eliminate them, which is why people can gain weight back so quickly.
obML TIL, there’s a version of “The Tortoise and the Hare” where everyone dies in a forest fire because the tortoise, having won the race and therefore seen as the fastest, is given the job of warning everyone.