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TIL Alvin, the submarine that discovered the Titanic, was built by General Mills, the consumer foods producer, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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R795w TIL the instrument you see a person click at the beginning of a film take when they say “Action!” is called a clapperboard, and it is used for synchronizing sound and picture in post production
E1mP TIL that zebra stripes are an evolutionary response to horseflies
x6Nrb TIL some ultramarathoners get their toenails surgically removed because they don't want to contend with constantly bruised, ingrown and lost toenails.
R7L5Q TIL Scientists think Neptune has an ocean of slushy ice that's almost as hot as the sun. [Scientific link provided, but images of how I actually learned in the comments]
E1aNp TIL about the Lion of Lucerne, a 30-foot long lion carved into the side of a quarry. The monument is dedicated to the Swiss Guards who were massacred during the French Revolution. Dying from a spear, the lion was described by Mark Twain as "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world."