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TIL: Comic Sans was created for Microsoft Bob

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NXpGJ TIL the 80s toys called M.U.S.C.L.E is actually an acronym for “millions of unusually small creatures lurking everywhere.”
mxl7v TIL that certain areas of Hudson Bay, Canada have less gravity than the rest of the world.
VM9NQ TIL that the average person has sex 52 times per year... looks like I’m in for a crazy Thursday.
JYjG1 TIL A woman was convicted of murder of her son. Authorities suspected antifreeze poisoning. After she went to prison, Stallings gave birth to another child; he was diagnosed with methylmalonic acidemia, a medical condition that can mimic antifreeze poisoning. Stallings was then released from prison.
Wk1vL TIL during World War I, both sides used fake trees as spy posts. To make them, engineers would find a dead tree, then take sketches of it and make a detailed replica. At night, they would then would tear out the original tree and replace it with the fake.