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TIL that approx 50 percent of the flavor compounds in a wine are liberated or created by yeast, a wild yeast mostly. That's why the same grape species in different regions provides different wine flavor.

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N1XE TIL North Korea has its own version of the Ten Commandments called The Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System which consists of total and complete devotion to Kim Il-Sung
7rjQx TIL that the residents of Glasgow, Scotland, donated more money to the UK's WW1 tank program than any other city. A year later, tanks were sent into Glasgow to help suppress a strike of workers demanding higher post-war wages. (The photo in this article is from the fundraising, not the strike)
OG48g TIL that 'Rocky' (1976) was inspired by the true story of Chuck Wepner, a local boxer from New Jersey who was set up for a dream fight with Muhammad Ali. Wepner quit his job to train full time, and against all odds, lasted 15 rounds with the champ. Stallone was in the audience.
wLNaM TIL about Owney the Postal Dog! He was a terrier mix that captured the hearts of railway postal workers and rode the trains with them. They even awarded him medals for his service - so many that they filled his collar and a little harness, special-made. Owney was a very good boy, indeed!
vawL TIL Ashley Madison (a website to assist in having affairs) has it’s largest amount of registrations on the day after Valentine’s Day, day after Mother’s Day and day after Father’s Day.