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TIL the ‘infinity symbol’ is called a Lemniscate.

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oBWb8 TIL Soaking beans helps eliminate gas-producing compounds. This can alleviate bloating and flatulence, common side effects of consuming beans. Lentils lack sulfur so there is no need to soak them before cooking
OGQ7R TIL Conjoined twins Lupita and Carmen Andrade are connected at the torso and share a pelvis and reproductive system. When Carmen wishes to spend more time with her boyfriend, she lets her sister choose where they are going and the activity they are doing
5NQD TIL that the terms “hooker” and “sideburns” were popularized and invented respectively during the Civil War. General Joseph Hooker’s army was known to party and hire prostitutes, while General Ambrose Burnside’s facial hair spoke for itself
woZAo TIL that the largest ship currently in service is 1,312 feet long and 200 feet wide, the HMM Algeciras. Why not make one bigger? It will not fit in the Suez Canal.
WkelN TIL there are only two organs with 64′ pipes (stops) in the world. The lowest note of these stops has a frequency of 8 Hz, which humans can just feel, not hear.