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TIL that My Chemical Romance was created after lead singer Gerard Way witnessed the 9/11 attacks first hand.

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J1dJQ TIL McDonald’s once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli. It was an attempt to get kids to eat healthier. However, adding a sweet flavor to broccoli doesn't make it any more appetizing to kids, who were confused by the taste.
jNjKE TIL Draco was the first legislator in Ancient Greece. He replaced the system of oral law and blood-feud with written codes to be enforced by courts. Citizens were unaware of the harshness of his laws, giving rise to the term Draconian.
xQjb TIL that Neanderthals’ voices were actually high-pitched and nasal, not deep and baritone like many assume.
nBZG TIL that Jimmy Diresta shot and produced an instructional DVD for Nick Offerman in 2008. Offerman paid him with a canoe.
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