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TIL the shape of a Pringle is called a Hyperbolic Parabaloid! The saddle shape allowed for easier stacking of chips. This also minimized the possibility of broken chips during transport.

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R5w41 TIL In December, the USA became 386,000 sq. miles bigger below the sea's surface. America's extended continental shelf (the shallow waters around its coast) has increased in seven areas.
v8OL TIL: That a fan once sent Tolkien a goblet with the words from the One Ring inscribed on it in the Black Speech of Mordor. The powerful spell in an accursed tongue led the author to never drink from it. Instead, he used it as an ashtray.
6EeNl TIL that the size of the entire Walt Disney World resort is equal to the size of San Francisco
wv7E TIL Although Mercury is closest to the sun, it is not the hottest planet in our solar system. Venus is hotter due its atmosphere trapping the heat.
6E8kw TIL about a procedure called ”tooth in eye surgery”, where the patient’s tooth is removed, a tiny lens is inserted into it, and the tooth is the put inside the patient’s eye. It’s only used for rare cases of corneal blindness and only a few operations take place each year.