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TIL that the only reason that the United States has the same Stop Sign design as the rest of the world is because the UN adopted the USA standard. The US never signed the UN convention that made it standard.

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X6lX TIL human breast milk contains the same taste substance that makes meaty dishes taste savory (umami)
YpvL7 TIL that Richard Branson once drove a tank to times square and rolled over three tonnes of coca cola cans and shot a coca cola sign to advertise virgin cola, his own drink.
p0BA TIL the first men on the moon had to use a pen to ignite the lunar module engines and leave the lunar surface because the switch had broken off
1aBr8 TIL there is a death metal band named Hatebeak whose vocalist is a parrot.
JmQ1 TIL that adopting two puppies from the same litter can be detrimental to the puppies and their ability to bond with their owner; this is referred to as “littermate syndrome.”