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TIL that Iranians are prohibited from wearing ties because they contribute to the spreading of western culture

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X0Y6 TIL that the colour Blue acts as an appetite suppressant while the colour Red stimulates your appetite.
OoN7g TIL Isaac Newton formulated laws of optics, gravity and calculus in his early 20s while in lockdown from the plague.
XE418 TIL that Mongolian wrestlers must wear open jackets called “zodog”.Legend has it that on one occasion a wrestler defeated all other combatants and ripped open the zodog to reveal her breasts, showing to all she was a woman. To deter any similar future incident, the jacket style was modified
VMXKG TIL that George Washington had his own personal recipe for egg nog that he would serve to guests, which included one pint brandy, 1/2 pint rye whiskey, 1/2 pint Jamaica rum, and 1/4 pint sherry wine
Bgadb TIL about Project December, which is an AI that someone used to generate a simulated conversation with their dead fiancé in 2021.