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TIL that I don't need to buy yeast to make bread, it will spontaneously grow in the kitchen.

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eadJ TIL according to a Japanese poll in the year 2000, the Japanese believe that their best invention of the twentieth century was instant noodles.
woPvY TIL in the 1920s to 1950s, there were Pretty Ankle competitions in England where women lined up and were judged by their ankles. In 1954, the winner of one competition was awarded £4.
nWN0Y TIL Tobacco smoke enemas were used in an attempt to resuscitate victims of near drowning.
9wvAp TIL that Halle Berry accepted her Razzie award for Catwoman by bringing her Oscar onstage and doing a parody of her emotional academy award acceptance speech.
b6OKE TIL that Parkinson's Disease (PD) has a unique scent. Using her heightened sense of smell, 72-year-old Joy Milne can detect PD progression even before the onset of symptoms. She has since worked with scientists to develop a skin-swab test that can detect the disease with a purported 95% accuracy.