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TIL that the reason we have blue raspberry flavor is because red dye no. 2 (the one traditionally used for raspberry) was considered harmful. The flavor was popularized by ICEE.

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j46p TIL It wasn’t until 1992 that the Vatican admitted that Galileo was right
Z8EMo TIL rabbits eat their own poop for nutritional reasons
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