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TIL that implanting a magnet in your finger gives you a “sixth sense” - the ability to sense magnetic fields.

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7wrb TIL There is a cafe that serves over 100 kinds of cereal in the UK called a Cereal Killer Cafe
N0mJ TIL scientists are researching a chemical/drug that dramatically reduces alcohol/BAC levels in the blood, which has the potential to be used to sober people up in a very short time.
OGaJ6 TIL there are ten songs in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 with the word "Twist" in the title including Chubby Checker's "The Twist," Chubby Checker's "Slow Twistin'," Sam Cooke's "Twistin' the Night Away," Joey Dee and the Starliters' "Peppermint Twist," and Gary U.S. Bonds' "Dear Lady Twist
YpwlG TIL that Al Stewart quit song writing in the 1970s & moved to London to play cover songs. His neighbor Paul Simon rejuvenated his passion & happenstance led him to write "Year of the Cat." He thought it had no commercial appeal so he made it the last track on a 1976 album. It still pays his rent.
d8K7K TIL the rapper Logic played Mario Kart against different rappers every night on stage for one of his tours and won all 35 games