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TIL That sometimes Pugs have eyes that pop out of the socket.

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b6Ex0 TIL A french waiter claimed to have invented Crêpes Suzette on accident when he was preparing a dish for future King Edward VII. The story goes that the cordials on a dish of crepes had accidentally caught on fire, but after a taste test he decided the taste had been improved and served it anyways.
dvd8 TIL Just 1 gram of DNA is theoretically capable of holding 455 exabytes – enough for all the data held by Google, Facebook and every other major tech company, with room to spare
QJ7Pe TIL Wes Anderson was inspired to make the film "Isle of Dogs" when he spotted a road sign directing to the London neighbourhood of the same name.
QNZOp TIL that "hello" is a relatively new word. The first time we have it in writing is 1826
E1Amw TIL Volvo renamed their Cream Yellow paint color "Faded Yellow" in Australia, because they knew the paint would eventually fade under the Australian sun due to the technology at the time.