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TIL that flies, particularly fruit flies, are more attracted to vinegar.

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v1GW4 TIL In 2002, Fujitsu made a device called the “iPad,” and Apple had to pay over $4 million to Fujitsu to buy the trademark rights.
v1r8 TIL In the Bible, Adam is not banished from Eden for eating the fruit of knowledge: he is banished in case he eats the fruit of ANOTHER forbidden tree, which will make him immortal. Notice also multiple Gods are referenced in the passage.
pVDG TIL Earthworm Jim was created as a result of the success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The game was created as a satire of platform video games at the time; for instance, “Princess-What’s-Her-Name” was a parody of how so many video games had throw-away female characters to be saved.
p8V9b TIL one of the special effects in Highlander (1985) was achieved by strapping car batteries to the actors’ legs and wiring them up so they’d spark when a sword struck. Production would pause while filming these scenes after three takes because the sword handles would get too hot.
jNYLE TIL Alexander the Great arranged a mass wedding for his Macedonian soldiers to marry Persian women to unite the regions called the Susa Wedding. After Alexander died, all the men except two divorced their Persian wives.