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TIL Grimace from McDonald's is an enormous taste bud

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9wVor TIL about British labour camps, Voluntary establishments whose aim was to help young men from the distressed areas of the country where unemployment was particularly high.
4kr4R TIL The Apollo 15 crew were dehydrated and had severe potassium deficiencies as a result of lunar surface operations. To prevent this in future missions, Eugene Kranz spiked astronaut John Young’s orange juice with potassium
4XGeo TIL that Clan McDuck, of 'DuckTales' and the old Carl Barks Disney comics, has a tartan registered with the official Scottish Register of Tartans. It was created in 1942 and used to sell war bonds.
0daQN TIL that in ancient Rome, some statues were designed with removable heads, so the same body could represent different people. This clever approach was especially useful when a new emperor came to power and needed to replace the image of a disgraced or rival predecessor.
rNyAy TIL about "Flynn Effect", which shows that the average IQ rises steadily with each generation. IQ tests are made harder and harder to keep the average at 100. Today's children taking tests from previous decades score well above 100 on average.