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TIL there’s an exclusive restaurant in Italy that accommodates only 2 people.

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pL6N TIL of Philip Boit, the first Kenyan to participate in the Winter Olympics. Competing in the 10 KM classic cross-country race he came in last. The winner, Bjørn Dæhlie, waited for Boit to reach the finish line in order to hug him. The moment affected him so much Boit named his son after Dæhlie
MePbK TIL that the higher pitched voice we use when talking to dogs and pets is called "dog-directed speech" and may actually serve a purpose.
R5y0Q TIL that the East German Trabant had a body made of recycled cotton waste and resin called Duroplast. It also didn't have a fuel gauge, requiring its owner to regularly check the fuel with a dipstick.
nn1b TIL the human race almost became extinct 70.000 years ago because of a dry spell.
E1bex TIL Orson Welles sat next to Hitler and said that Hitler made no impression on him at all and was unmemorable. He said that he had no personality at all: "He was invisible. There was nothing there until there were 5,000 people yelling sieg heil"