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TIL German Chocolate Cake was made by a Englishman Named German.

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694b7 TIL: In 2021, scientists experimented with CRISPR gene editing on hamsters. They removed vasopressin and Avprla, expecting that upon removal the hamsters would be "cuddly" and "adorable" all the time, but it had the opposite effect, causing them to be aggressive, territorial, and violent.
O1ee TIL that in the state of Ohio 5,400 people are selected WEEKLY to prove they have active car insurance. If a person fails to do so their license is automatically suspended.
9YXAB TIL that Russian Squatting is believed to originate from prison culture, where inmates would squat in order to avoid sitting on the cold ground.
PY8BV TIL that to punish tree thieves who cut down trees illegally, some cities spray trees with fox urine around Christmas time. It freezes on them and is odorless outdoors, but would stink up your whole house if brought indoors; the smell is "eye-watering."
l715r TIL that Kurt Cobain didn’t want to release “Come As You Are” as a single due to its similarity to “Eighties” by Killing Joke, but the record company insisted. However, Killing Joke abandoned legal action after Cobain’s death and Dave Grohl later contributed to one of their albums.