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TIL Watermelons originated in a desert.

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87xG TIL Punxsutawney Phil is so bad at predicting the weather, we would have more accurate predictions with a coin flip.
dDw9B TIL in Japan raw eggs are generally safe to eat. This is because the country has developed a "super egg machine" that checks the inside of the eggs for salmonella using spectroscopic analysis. It also cleans the eggs without breaking their shells, dries them, and packages them so they are safe.
DQG7J TIL about an NFL and Marvel Collaboration called SuperPro that lasted 13 issues and often listed as one of the worst comics ever released.
wL4G7 TIL A 2014 U.S. study showed one hour of sleep during the daylight saving time raised the risk of having a heart attack the next week by 24%. By contrast, when “falling back,” the extra hour of sleep made heart attacks risk fall 21% the next week.
VMXmD TIL that Adolf Hitler and JRR Tolkien fought at the Battle of the Somme.