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TIL the Peking University in Beijjing has developed “smart tags”; small inexpensive tabs that stick to food packaging and change color when it goes bad.

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AN5aB TIL that Ferdinando Palasciano(1815-1891) was an italian doctor from Naples. He worked as health militay officer and risked a death sentence during the siege of Messina, because he refused to carry out the order to leave untreated the enemy soldiers.
woDQ1 TIL that matter was not proven to be stable until 1967
b5PZ TIL that the TV show ‘The Golden Girls’ began as a joke. To promote 'Miami Vice’ to advertisers, NBC in 1984 put on a skit about the nonexistent 'Miami Nice’, about retirees in Florida playing cards. Network executive Warren Littlefield, watching the audience laugh, liked the idea of such a sitcom.
OLle TIL there is a genetic disorder that causes its sufferers to have, among other things, a friendly disposition, an elf-like appearance, and perfect pitch.
ANPY4 TIL that Japan has a bridge that looks like a roller coaster. It's called the Eshima Ohashi Bridge.