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TIL that Nacho Doritos were scientifically designed to be addictive by hitting every sensation as perfectly as possible.

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4k0jw TIL the Teutonic order still exists and has around 1000 members.
xVxp0 TIL about Denny, the first remains discovered of a half-Denisovan, half-Neanderthal human
npBP TIL: the term vagina means “sword holder” in Latin.
7rLxb TIL that on 7 May 1946 a company called Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo was established. The company is now called Sony - one of the world's leading technology companies.
wLlJ6 TIL that Denmark held a general election during German occupation in 1943. In a disappointing result for the occupiers, the Danish Nazi Party won just 2.1% of the vote.