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TIL Dairy Queen products aren't legally Ice Cream

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4kbEg TIL that China "overtook" Europe in terms of GDP. In 1960 China had 59B, Europe 900B. In 1995 China had 699B, Europe 6T. As today China has around 19T and Europe 18T (All these datas are approximated). In the end, one country became "richer" than 20+ countries together in less than 70 years
VZj0 TIL that about 68% of people experience “phantom vibration syndrome”, where you mistakenly think your phone is buzzing in your pocket
YyxB TIL that to comply with the START I treaty, the US Air Force had to eliminate 365 B-52 bombers from its inventory. Initially, the B-52s were chopped into pieces with a 13,000-pound guillotine supported by a crane.
R7D99 TIL about cotton candy grapes; a type of grape that tastes like cotton candy. Created by David Cain, the cotton candy grape was made by breeding plants. He grew 100,000 test tube plants before getting the perfect cotton candy grape.
Oolve TIL "pH" stands for "potential of hydrogen" - the more hydrogen ions in a liquid, the more alkaline it is