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TIL During the horsemeat scandal earlier this year, meat pie from Iceland was tested and was found to contain no meat

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X40r TIL That Mel Brooks almost died on the set of ‘Spaceballs’ due to Toxic Paint.
RYM4 Beverly Hills sits atop an oil field with nearly 100 active wells, many disguised as buildings, producing ~1 million barrels/year
DQJXg TIL that most people have no idea what their own voice really sounds like because the skull vibrates and makes it sound deeper in your head.
pD7G TIL That your brain filters out noises that might wake you up if it doesn’t think you’re in danger.
DQ0Mv TIL that ancient Native Americans consumed a highly caffeinated ceremonial beverage of roasted holly leaves called cacina, or black drink. Conquistadores who consumed the drink daily provide some of the earliest written accounts of caffeine addiction.