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TIL: A study by the Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine using a randomized double-blind trial with sensory evaluation using discrimination testing found that freezing raw fish did not ruin sushi’s taste.

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0wZ6j TIL of a Brazilian cannibal couple that killed two women and sold their flesh stuffed in meat pies for unsuspecting people in the city
Xr8X TIL of a tragic literal Death by PowerPoint – Boeing’s analysis of damage to Space Shuttle Columbia was obscured by terrible PowerPoint slides, leading NASA officials to OK the fatal reentry.
6EG1Z TIL a “devil’s advocate” was a person sanctioned by the Vatican to argue against the canonization of a potential new saint by pointing out their flaws and critically evaluating their miracles. Christopher Hitchens served as a devil’s advocate for Mother Theresa.
6b8m TIL George Lucas originally intended to be a race-car driver, but in 1962, his car flipped, nearly killing him, and causing him to lose interest in racing.
MaKB TIL that the creator of the floppy disk, Yoshiro Nakamatsu, would routinely almost drown himself in order to spur creativity.