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TIL that Jolly Ranchers are technically a type of glass.

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b9ob7 TIL of serial killer Randy Kraft, known as the "Scorecard Killer" because he kept a score card with cryptic references to his victims. (For example: a victim found impaled with a tree branch was listed on the card as "TWIGGIE") Several entries on the card have never been deciphered.
0wJ9M TIL A rare mutation among the Bajau people lets them stay underwater longer: natural selection at the PDE10A gene has increased spleen size in the Bajau, providing them with a larger reservoir of oxygenated red blood cells.
wL7yP TIL In 2015 Smashmouth performed at an event where they were pelted with slices of bread from free loaves being handed out by vendors. Their lead singer went on a 3+ minute, profanity-laced rant about how the event was supposed to be family friendly.
GPe1 TIL the doctor who claimed that there was a link between autism and vaccines had his medical licence removed when he was found to have fabricated evidence.
l8xN TIL a British traveler in the UAE was arrested for posession of 0.003 g of marijuana. Additionally, a Swiss man is currently serving a jail sentence for having 3 poppy seeds on his shirt.