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TIL there is a company that makes packets of just marshmallows to pour on top of your Lucky Charms because “most cereal makers skimp on their marshmallows.”

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gky9 TIL there’s a version of “The Tortoise and the Hare” where everyone dies in a forest fire because the tortoise, having won the race and therefore seen as the fastest, is given the job of warning everyone.
xR5o TIL 4200 year old egyptian texts includes advice such as Shut your pie hole, Eat your vegetables, Don’t have sex with lady-boys, Taking your wife to a restaurant makes her happy, and Actions speak louder than words
XEm5P TIL after sensing a strong rise in Jewish prejudice, Einstein fled Germany a month before Hitler rose to power, avoiding the Holocaust. After reading what ended up happening, Einstein never set foot in Germany again and died in the US in 1955.
rN9KW TIL that contrary to popular belief, for domestic itineraries, U.S. airlines are not required to compensate passengers whose flights are delayed or canceled.
0J7N TIL In 1995 a Marine fell overboard his ship unnoticed. He survived by treading water for 3 days until a Pakistani fishing boat found him.