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TIL that giant panda is no longer 'endangered' species

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VMBjm TIL the FDA will not allow Nabisco to use the word “cream” to describe the stuffing in Oreos. It’s called “creme” because it contains zero dairy.
6E75W TIL about HPP (High Places Phenomenon), the experience of a sudden urge to jump when in a high place. Although it has been speculated to be associated with suicidal ideation, data has proposed that it stems from a misinterpreted safety signal (i.e., survival instinct).
Y7xev TIL of Säkkijärven polkka. A Finnish folk-song played repeatedly over radio during the Soviet-Finnish War to block radio-controlled mines
bQ8j TIL those who survived the Pearl Harbor bombings and were crew members of the USS Arizona can still choose to be interred on the ship with their fallen crew mates.
JE9Q TIL: That in the dreams of deaf people, they still don’t hear but either the people in their dreams know sign language or all communication is essentially telepathic.