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TIL A fresh cilantro plant and a Stink Bug smell the same.

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E1bWx TIL that counting from the year 2000 a unanimous decision is the most common result of Supreme Court cases at 36% followed by 5 to 4 cases at 19%.
Qrv6 TIL that Cuba has two types of currency - one for Cubans to buy basics and the other for tourists to buy what are considered luxuries
Anpg TIL Gary Gygax had been asked if he invented roleplaying. He modestly responded “No, as long as kids have been playing cops and robbers or cowboys and indians, they’ve been playing roleplaying games.”
XEaQE TIL that, after an attack by a predator, the surviving prairie dogs do a celebratory dance.
ADgKo TIL that Phenylephrine, the nasal decongestant that replaced pseudoephedrine in OTC cold medicine, was shown to be ineffective vs placebo at up to 4X the recommended dose, and was not well tolerated starting at 4X the recommended dose.