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TIL the little paper ribbon on Herhey Kisses is called a “NigglyWiggly”

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BryGW TIL that in 2016, John Cox proposed an initiative that would require legislators to wear the logos of their top 10 donors when advocating for policies on the Senate or Assembly floor in California.
wLknW TIL Sperm Whales are the loudest animal in the world. They have been recorded producing noises over 230 decibels. It can be very dangerous for humans to swim with them due to how loud they are.
dDDDd TIL that human genetic diversity is one of the lowest among primates.
9Bn7 TIL that one of the missions Apollo 15’s crew did in the moon was to make an experiment, using a feather and hammer, to demonstrate Galileo’s theory that all objects in a given gravity field fall at the same rate, regardless of mass.
WkROA TIL Vikram Seth missed the Penguin deadline for submitting his anticipated sequel novel "A Suitable Girl" in 2017 due to suffering from writer's block as a result of the failure of a relationship. As of 2020 the novel was still unfinished