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TIL in a study to improve hospital design for children, researchers polled 250 children regarding their opinions on clowns; every single one reported disliking or fearing them.

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x6Abb TIL In 2021, a 4 year old Giant Panda at a Belgian Zoo escaped from his enclosure and then attacked his keeper at the staff-restricted area.
rRKpW TIL its estimated 66 tonnes of human faeces has been left by mointaineers over the years on Mount Denali, North America's highest peak. It has begun to surface downstream due to warming temperatures, appearing "not very different from when it was buried"... and smelly.
OZ0a TIL that Coca-Cola had a price of 5¢ for over 70 years (1886-1959) and at one point the company tried to raise the price by asking the U.S. Treasury to issue a 7.5¢ coin.
5Dlp TIL that crack pipes are sold as fake flowers in a glass tube at convenience stores.
9YR76 TIL about "Homegrown National Park," an effort to encourage Americans to plant as many native plants as possible everywhere on their property to help bring back the continent's biodiversity