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TIL that sharks respond to affection similar to dogs, and enjoy pets!

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e0k4g TIL Ice cream must contain 10% dairy milkfat and no more than 100% overrun (amount of air whipped into the base, doubling volume) to prevent unscrupulous manufacturers selling an ice cream product that is mainly air instead of cream. For example, gelato is generally more dense due to 20-30% overrun.
nYlW TIL that Lynx cats became extinct in Britain approximately 1,300 years ago and there is now serious plans to re-introduce them to the wilds.
OVo1 TIL Danone yoghurt is marketed as Dannon in the US because it sounds more American
p8vJp TIL The inventor of the PSA test, taken by over 30 million American men yearly to detect prostate cancer, called it a "profit-driven public health disaster". He also stated that the test is "hardly more effective than a coin toss".
ZpJka TIL that Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite is the same guy who played Laszlo in Real Genius.