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TIL Quebec banned ads for toys and fast food aimed at children under 13, resulting in lowered childhood obesity rates.

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ZJLR TIL there is a 9.3 miles by 17.4 miles geoglyph in Australia with 100 feet wide outlines depicting an indigenous man. Its origin remains a mystery with no known witnesses to its creation. A plaque of an American flag was found buried 5 feet under the nose of the figure.
nxP9 TIL Pixar’s animation department originally created water that was “too real” when producing “Finding Nemo”
Egr8X TIL Horror director and Legally Blonde actor Oz Perkins is the son of Psycho star Anthony Perkins, and the nephew of Cabaret and Barry Lyndon star Marisa Berenson. Perkins's mother, Berinthia "Berry" Berenson Perkins, was killed in the September 11th attacks shortly after Legally Blonde's release.
E1bZ0 TIL about the windshield phenomenon. People tend to find fewer insects smashed on the windscreens of their cars now compared to a decade or several decades ago.
Wk7GL TIL pollution from PCBs is causing weakened penis bones in polar bears, although no evidence that this is causing broken polar bear penises has been found as of this date