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TIL, Apple has a patent on a round pizza box with 8 holes

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mxBvR TIL That when astronomers discovered a rare type of comet doesn't produce a "tail" when close to the sun they named them "Manx Comets", after the Manx breed of tailless cats
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GYYNg TIL that "shooting fish in a barrel" is considered easy because the bullet impact causes the water pressure in the barrel to change suddenly, killing every fish instantly.
MXj7 TIl it’s impossible to lasso Zebras because they have enough coordination to dodge the rope, a skill horses lack. This is why they’ve never been domesticated.
pk0Z TIL that the final scene in the Seinfeld episode “The Marine Biologist” was written in front of the live studio audience minutes before taping it. The take used in production was the first take that they shot.