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Mar 28, 2020

TIL that the reason there are tags on mattresses that say "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law" is the result of laws that require that the contents of the mattress be listed on the label. These laws were passed in a time when many mattresses were filled with a variety of undesirable contents.

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Jan 29, 2020

TIL that rabbits do not naturally eat carrots. The belief comes from Bugs Bunny whose love of carrots is a reference to Clark Gable's character in film It Happened One Night who was shown munching on a raw carrot, not because rabbits actually eat carrots

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Nov 11, 2019

TIL It is so cold in Svalbard, they cannot properly bury anyone in a coffin, since the body won't decompose.

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Apr 23, 2019

TIL that Chicago got its "Windy City" nickname not from its windy weather but rather due to its reputation for braggadocios politicians who were "full of hot air".

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