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TIL Nickelodeon’s Iconic Slime Is Made Of Vanilla Pudding, Applesauce, Oatmeal, and Green Food Dye.

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PYeOJ TIL there has not been a single occurrence of a wild killer whale killing a human
M7PPA TIL James Madison wrote Washington’s 1st inaugural address, then he wrote Congress’s response to that address, and then he wrote Washington’s reply to the response.
epjd5 TIL that authorities in the historic English town of Chester were so concerned about the erosion of the city’s Roman walls and monuments by public urination that they introduced a “walk of shame” for offenders, where they were taken on a tour to inspect the damage caused by public peeing.
1o4X TIL The earliest form of RAM stored data as sound waves. Bits would be ‘thumped’ into a tube filled with mercury, then read by sensor on the other end. The computer was free to do other things during the relative eternity it took the bits moving at the speed of sound rather than the speed of light.
kOV1W TIL No species of turtle nurtures their children. Turtles mothers find a location on land to dig a nest and lay their eggs. After they lay their eggs, they walk away. It’s up to the babies to fend for themselves once they hatch.