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TIL : an experiment showed kids liked food in McD boxes better then the same food in plain boxes

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9Y8rD TIL of the Flint Effect. A result of cities being so delinquent in solving murders they appear to be beset by serial killers.
XExPD TIL about the boxer crab (Lybia tessellata), which carries poisonous sea anemones around in its claws as deadly weapons to punch its prey with.
Oo7o6 TIL the SS Richard Montgomery was an American Ship during WW2 that was carrying 7000 tons of munitions to Europe which sank and today holds thousands of tons of explosives and ammo near London.
OGyo7 TIL Larry Hovis from Hogan’s Heroes (60’s TV) visibly wore his wedding ring despite being a single character in the show
WDpY TIL Heteropaternal superfecundation is a rare medical scenario whereby twins can be born of two separate biological fathers