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TIL That the dried up white dog poop common before the '90s was due to dog food containing too much calcium and bone meal.

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0wo65 TIL that “TurboTax Free” is not actually free, but “TurboTax Free File” actually IS free (if you make under 36k). This was done to purposefully mislead the public into paying for a service that should be free according to the IRS.
EgnYo TIL, in 1566, A heavily pregnant Mary, Queen of Scotts, was held up at gunpoint, as her Secretary (David Rizzio), was dragged away from her and stabbed to death by her Husband and his co-conspirators, forcing Mary to witness the execution as he begged the Queen to save him.
DDbv TIL D.B. Cooper researchers (the only successful airline hijacking in U.S. history) in recent years, using SEM, lifted microscopic particles of pure titanium from the tie he left onboard (rarely used in 1971), narrowing the possible suspects from millions to 100s.
4v8a TIL that the Eiffel Tower is not painted one uniform color. The darker top gradually turns to the lighter bottom so that it is perceived to be the same color.
ZngY TIL that Chef from South Park had a #1 hit in the U.K with “Chocolate Salty Balls” in 1999