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TIL a shipping container filled with millions of Lego pieces fell into the sea off Cornwall in 1997. But instead of remaining at the bottom of the ocean, they are still washing up on Cornish beaches today.

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xVVeo TIL the shoe company Vans made clown shoes first as a marketing gimmick, then for real clowns, although the number of shoes produced remains a mystery.
Me4d0 TIL that Jelly Belly makes "Sport Beans" designed to provide physical energy and enhance athletic performance. They contain carbohydrates, electrolytes and vitamins. "Extreme Sport Beans" include the additional boost of caffeine.
N6nQ TIL That fulmars, a type of seabird, vomit a putrid fishy oil on their assailants in self-defense. Not only does it smell horrific, but it’s lethal to predatory birds because it permanently glues their feathers together.
lWQ5 TIL: The results from a recent study of 900 faculty members from over 371 schools nationwide show that Women are twice as likely to be hired over equally-qualified men in STEM tenure-track positions.
v1aMj TIL when Genghis Khan in 1277 died, the funeral escort killed anyone and anything that crossed their path, in order to conceal where he was finally buried. After the tomb was completed, the slaves who built it were massacred, and then the soldiers who killed them were also killed.