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TIL the popular game Candy Crush exploits mechanisms of addiction in the same way some recreational drugs and gambling do

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gbe8 TIL that Godzilla’s roar was created using a leather glove coated in pine-tar resin and rubbing it against the string of a double bass
jxRp TIL that squirrels have an average lifespan of 25 years.
B4OW TIL a US Army pack mule that was shipped to Asia during WWII was captured by Americans six years later during the Korean War. The mule likely served in three different wars (WWII, Chinese Civil War, Korean War) and for three different armies (US, Nat. Chinese, Communist Chinese).
RKaw TIL that when a hurricane is expected, Wal-Mart’s top-selling items are strawberry Pop-Tarts and beer.
4GQa TIL 30,000 people were killed during the 1902 Mount Pelee eruption, because the Governor refused to evacuate until after election day. The right wing government was worried about a possible socialist victory, and refused to let anyone leave until after the election on May 11th. It erupted on May 8th