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TIL. Inhabitants of Hamburg, Germany are known as Hamburgers

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47oN TIL that there is a zebra in hawaii with “golden” stripes instead of black, due to a pigmentation abnormality called amelanism.
J18J1 TIL almost all Mayo brands (even Duke's) have Soybean Oil as the number one ingredient
7OQr TIL that Shell oil initially sold antiques and later imported sea shells from the Far East.
mxdxR TIL that babies shouldn't be given water when they're under 6 months old, because they need all their stomach space for milk/formula and its sweet, sweet nutrients.
Eg48p TIL of the hard problem of consciousness. The difficulty for the scientific community to put the experience of senses (qualia), and the existence of consciousness, into a valid scientific physical system.