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TIL that in 1975 Air France commissioned to French composer Franck Pourcel an anthem for their new supersonic plane, the Concorde

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KYAg6 TIL of the BIER Party, a political party in Vienna, Austria that calls for aptitude testing for politicians, as well as a ban on radlers.
VBJmm TIL there is an "Underwear Museum" in Belgium, which displays the undergarments of famous people
a8pdM TIL of Ticker Tape Synesthesia, or seeing words in writing as they're spoken, sort-of like a news ticker or subtitles. There's no known cause, but it's thought to result from excess inter-connectivity of neurons in the different sensory regions of the brain.
5rLD TIL Andre Royo’s performance as “Bubbles” on The Wire was so convincing that a Baltimore resident gave the in-character Royo a small package of heroine. He calls this moment his ‘street Oscar.’
QNyBk TIL “Turkish Ice cream” is not the same as normal ice cream! It is made from Salep (a flour made from the root of the orchid) and mastic (a resin). This causes it to not melt and have a chewy texture.