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TIL scientists made snails remember something that never happened to them

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aonA TIL that Canada consumes the most doughnuts and has the most doughnut shops per capita of any country in the world
L1Xr TIL in 1938 a revolver-camera was invented to take a picture just as the trigger was pulled.
MeNQa TIL that in the 1930s laws were proposed in Massachusetts and St. Louis to ban car radios out of fear that they would distract drivers and cause accidents or even lull a driver to sleep.
D1DnJ TIL that the first creatures ever to ride in a hot air balloon were a sheep, a duck, and a chicken
4kAeN TIL In Ancient China, chopsticks were invented and used for cooking, not eating. Because of their length, they were perfect for reaching into pots of hot water or oil. One reason was that before the Han dynasty, millet was predominant in North China, Korea and parts of Japan.