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TIL cupped pepperoni slices have a predetermined direction to form their cups, but the direction of heat from your oven overrides their natural tendencies

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gMd9b TIL of the Hadza people, whose ancestors have occupied the area surrounding the "Cradle of Mankind" for tens of thousands of years. Their oral histories are so ancient that it is possible they reference living alongside earlier extinct hominids such as Homo erectus
ANl4w TIL about “exclusion water” or the process of adding an extra hydrogen molecule to your water in order to “improve your life”. Snake oil never changes.
l5LN TIL that the face for the female CPR mannequin “Rescue Anne” was created in in 1958 from the facial mold of a young woman fished from the Seine River in the 1880’s
0wZGM TIL in 1990 the grand marshal of the LA Gay Pride Parade was an 82 year old retired straight female professor. Her research in the 50s led to homosexuality no longer being considered a mental illness in the United States.
J5Y4 TIL Japanese police fire paint-balls at fleeing vehicles so that other police vehicles can see them and to identify them at a later date if they get away. The paint is Bright orange and difficult to remove.