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TIL wine tasting is completely unsubstantiated by science, and almost no wine critics can consistently rate a wine

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VPoQ TIL It was Persian custom to debate “affairs of weight” while drunk and sober. The same conclusion had to be reached when drunk and sober to be acted upon.
VMw74 TIL bees can be blue. Xylocopa caerulea, the blue carpenter bee, is non-aggressive and semi-solitary. They do not build hives like honeybees but instead prefer to live inside dead wood. They live in Southeast Asia, India and Southern China.
R5m5l TIL that Dr Harold Shipman is believed to have murdered so many of his patients that his trial, where he was charged with the murder of 15 people, investigated only 5% of his speculated victims.
8aYD8 TIL There are more possible Go positions than there are atoms in the universe.
GYZbE TIL That Jimmy Dean, country singer, TV host, and entrepreneur introduced The Muppet's to mainstream audiences. He turned down a large stake of Jim Henson's company stating he hadn't "earned it". He also believed he was a terrible actor and musician, and went on to create The Jimmy Dean Meat Co.