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TIL A human nose is capable of detecting a trillion different smells

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OoV6Y TIL That the Dark Film Noir/Art Deco feel to 'Batman: The Animated Series' was due to the use of black paper with light colours for animation, instead of the industry standard of dark colours on white paper.
oj7W TIL that animals have certain blood groupings and you can have your pet donate blood to help other animals in need.
a8n6N TIL English football (soccer) team Derby County's stadium from 1889 to 2003 was called the "Baseball Ground". It was originally built for baseball, which had a brief vogue in England in the 1890s, but the last baseball game played there was in 1898.
4ngo TIL that a pigeon skeleton found in a chimney was carrying a WW2 code which GCHQ were unable to decrypt. Code is included in text.
OWW7 TIL that M&M’s were originally asked to be included in E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. After Mars (The company that makes M&M’s) refused, their competitor Hershey was asked, and Reese’s Pieces were added to the movie instead, resulting in Reese’s Pieces sales going up as much as 300%