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TIL there is an ISO standard for making tea.

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5eyp TIL that in the movie ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, most of the bruises seen on Rooney Mara’s body when she takes a shower are real; the physicality of shooting the rape scene the day before resulted in countless bruises on the actresses wrists, neck and torso
Yp57Z TIL Tumbleweeds aren't native to America. They arrived through a contaminated flax shipment from Russia and are reportedly very tasty as a boiled vegetable or in salads.
W75G9 TIL that during an NYC parade to celebrate Jesse Owens after he won four gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics, an anonymous fan handed him a paper bag with $10,000 in cash.
7aDx TIL Olympic athletes may participate independently, without an associated country (they fly the Olympic flag)
9wlLX TIL that the official motto of Fall River, Massachusetts was ‘We’ll Try’ from 1843-2017.