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mxZjv TIL due to the "fajita effect," when the first order of fajitas comes in, cooks at Chilis begin prepping for the several orders that always come soon after. Hearing and smelling the first dish causes a cascade of orders among patrons.
jNXZa TIL if you hold left mouse button on left side of the screen while in full-screen mode on youtube, you can drag out a sidebar with your playlists, subscriptions and other stuff
Nlgb TIL: There is a shortwave radio station in Russia called UVB-76 that constantly emits a buzzing noise but recently sent out a message saying “Command 135 Initiated”
lmMV TIL that researchers testing insect repellents used a Victoria Secret perfume as a standard, accidentally discovered that it repels mosquitos better than many repellents on the market
0V8R TIL that fire burns in a sphere without gravity to stoke it