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TIL Orange and Brown are essentially the same color, only differing in brightness.

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wjgo TIL 30% of single Japanese men in their 30’s have never dated a woman
GJrQ TIL that German has a word for the weight you put on when you eat comfort food after a breakup, and it translates to “Grief bacon.”
woGV1 TIL Between 1975 and 2010, the population of India doubled to 1.2 billion, reaching the billion mark in 2000. India overtook China to become the most populous country at the end of April 2023. India's population stands at slightly over 1.428 billion, edging past China's 1.425 billion people.
Yp6PP TIL the episode of Seinfeld titled "The Revenge" when George quits his job and then shows back up to work as if nothing happened in hopes of keeping it was inspired by Larry David's real-life story of quitting his job as a writer at SNL and doing the same thing
5Ybo9 TIL that tamales were once as popular across America as hamburgers and hotdogs. And the height of their popularity was known as The Tamale Wars, as vendors at times were so competitive that it caused murders, riots, and shoot outs.