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TIL A Stolen teddy bear with dying mother's voice has been returned after actor Ryan Reynolds, celebrities offered a $15,000 reward

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OOyX TIL the Federal Trade Commission says four cancer charities run by extended members of the same family conned donors out of $187 million from 2008 through 2012 and spent almost nothing to help actual cancer patients.
wLGd1 TIL why toothpaste makes orange juice awful. A common detergent/surfactant called sodium lauryl sulphate in toothpaste both suppresses sweet receptors, and destroys phospholipids in your mouth which inhibit your bitter receptors. So it employs a double-whammy impact to your taste buds!
xVvxb TIL that many early texts described Jesus as "ugly and small". He is estimated to have been four feet, six inches tall.
kO0AB TIL that, at 63,800,000 square miles, the Pacific Ocean is larger than all of Earth's land area combined.
OG5G1 TIL the skeletal muscle pump is a collection of skeletal muscles that aid the heart in the circulation of blood. It is especially important in increasing venous return to the heart and is vital in negating the effects of orthostatic intolerance when standing.