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TIL there’s a chef that lost all of his taste due to radiation in curing his stage four cancer. He regained his taste back eventually, but slowly. Now he owns a three Michelin star restaurant in Chicago and is praised by his unique flavor combinations.

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RArj TIL that the AMBER Alert system (named after the murdered child Amber Hagerman) officially stands for “America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response”. When Canada adopted AMBER Alerts, Quebec named its system “Alerte Médiatique But Enfant Recherché” (“Media Alert for Child Recovery” in French).
ZpOp TIL KB Toys was one of the companies to go bankrupt because of Bain Capital’s “Dividend Recapitalization” scheme. It was the second-oldest operating toy retailer in North America before it’s demise.
woZwE TIL Eddie Murphy mimics Bruce Lee to emote anger when he films movies. He first used the technique in 48 hours and says he copies Bruce Lee 'til this day.
AD6aB TIL that Humans can hear the difference between hot and cold water being poured. This is because the viscosity of water will go down as temperature increases.
nyQB TIL Senator William Spong of Virginia, to prevent his name from being mispronounced as “Sponge”, made his first act as senator introducing a bill called the Long Fong Spong Hong Kong Song Bill, which would protect the songwriters in Hong Kong. This was, of course, cosponsored by Sen. Long and Fong.