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TIL the cyclopes of ancient mythology may just be misidentified dwarf elephants

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Q7ep TIL “Smarties” (U.S.) were first made after WWI using repurposed gunpowder pellet machines, which gave them their shape and texture.
rRbQy TIL that Manhattan was bought by the Dutch for about $24 dollars
L4lP TIL The sound of Darth Vader mask’s respirator function is trademarked in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under Trademark #77419252 and is officially described in the documentation as “The sound of rhythmic mechanical human breathing created by breathing through a scuba tank regulator.”
vP0wj TIL that each commercially available batch of Botox is tested for toxicity on hundreds of mice
D1EAD TIL a 2003 study suggests that 1 in 200 men are direct descendants of Genghis Khan. Almost 8% of men living in the former Mongolian empire carry nearly identical Y chromosomes.