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Bg80K TIL that the Snotingas gave their name to the settlements of Nottingham, which were first recorded as ‘Snotengaham’ or literally ‘the homestead of Snot’s people.’ Over the years, the city’s name was gradually modified until it became known as Nottingham around the 12th century
l7K17 TIL: A 2020 study revealed that one's taste is connected with their ethnicity and gender. Asians experience taste more intensely due to being more likely to be "supertasters" having the compound 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and being thermal tasters. Caucasians are much less sensitive in comparison.
mRQy TIL there is a real life Professor Snape who teaches chemistry at the University of Nottingham