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TIL Ruth Handler, inventor of Barbie doll, struggled to find a good breast prosthesis after her breast surgery. So she manufactured more realistic version called 'Nearly me'.

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vPwDK TIL that the city of New Orleans - which is widely known for its culinary scene - has zero Michelin-starred restaurants. This is solely because Michelin currently limits its coverage in the U.S. to a few select regions: California, New York, Florida, Washington, D.C., and Illinois.
64DQ TIL there is a waterfall called The Devil’s Kettle, a mystery to scientists because the western half of the water flows into a pothole. However, every attempt to trace the path of this half of the river once the water has gone into the pothole has failed.
b6ykp TIL that the Caesar Salad was invented in Tijuana Mexico, not Rome, in 1924 by Caesar Cardini
M7P0V TIL Scientists showed with study that 94% of their AI-generated exam answers remained unrecognized. The AI performed half a grade better than the students.
9XOr TIL Woody Harrelson used the Zombie defense and it worked - Woody Harrelson claimed he mistook a TMZ photographer for zombie while he was shooting Zombieland - LA prosecutors declined to press charges against the actor