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TIL that the actor/comedian Chevy Chase has “Absolute Pitch”, which is defined as being able to identify or re-create any given musical note without the benefit of a reference tone.

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b6lQ0 TIL when Brits say they are getting "a curry", it just refers to any dish originally from India (or surrounding countries), and is not necessarily food spiced with curry.
MeMxm TIL the co-creator of "Parks and Recreation" read an article which stated that scientists believe the first human who will live 150 years has already been born. He felt this applied to Rob Lowe's character, which inspired Chris Traeger's desire to live to 150.
E1EZW TIL there is a species of plant called the phantom orchid which has no photosynthesizing chlorophyll. It instead relies entirely on fungi in its root system for acquiring nutrition and energy
9wOam TIL King Fahad Intl AirPort in Saudi Arabia has an area of nearly 766 sq km making it the largest airport in the World, larger than entire Bahrain
1aYnD TIL that when the 1982 Tylenol murders occured, Johnson & Johnson recalled 31 million bottles of Tylenol capsules despite it being their bestselling product and accounted for 17% of J&J's profits. However, the move was a huge PR success and is now studied as an exemplary case of crisis management.