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Today I Learned that one can approximate the current temperature (in Fahrenheit) by counting cricket chirps for 14 seconds, then add 40.

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4Wvw TIL that to be certified as “bear-resistant”, a container needs to survive a 60-minute mauling by a grizzly bear
yQoMJ TIL John Lennon and Yoko Ono visited an astrologer Who told them John would be shot and die on an island. So disturbed were they that they cancelled their extended Greek Isles vacation. Ten years later he died ... on Manhattan island.
Egob7 TIL that McVitie's Digestive got its name from the high amount of sodium bicarbonate in it. The inventor theorized that eating the biscuits after a large meal would be beneficial to one's health. Now, they print a disclaimer on them that says, “The biscuit's ingredients lack digestive aids”
YJLA TIL No US president was an only child
a6RA TIL antidepressant drugs kill sex drive and dopamine, which kills romantic love.