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TIL there is a monument to Wikipedia in Poland.

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dDE4r TIL Percieved sourness is caused not only by free protons, but also by protonated carboxyl groups. That means that organic acids will taste sour, even without really low hp. This explains why even some weak bases like sodium acetate taste sour, because the acetate ion will protonate.
neeQr TIL the number of stars on the EU flag don't actually represent anything. They picked 12 stars because it was the least politically offensive number. When it was suggested each member have a star, West Germany protested because of a conflict with recognizing Saarland (a recognized EU member).
p8KoZ TIL that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is one of the few diseases with no cure and a 100% fatality rate. It is the human equivilant of Mad Cow disease and 70% of people with it die within a year. Nobody has lived past 2.5 years after the symptoms set in.
4xX6 TIL: Richard Nixon plotted an assassination to Jack Anderson by poisoning him or putting LSD on his Steering Wheel after Jack exposed corruption throughout his political career. The only reason the plot wasn’t carried out was because of the Watergate scandal.
ADrd TIL there’s a biodegradable urn that contains a tree seed that absorbs the nutrients in your ashes. You can become a tree when you die!