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TIL Mexico is named after its capital Mexico City, not the other way around.

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oBR9L People who have a lot of papillae—the bumps on our tongue, most of which house our taste buds—often find flavors overwhelming. They’re “supertasters,” and as such they add cream to their coffee and order food mild instead of spicy. Subtasters, on the other hand, have low papillae density and prefer their chicken wings “atomic.”
x65G0 TIL that not all food allergies induce anaphylaxis or produce immediate symptoms - a certain class of allergic reaction called "Non-IgE-mediated food allergy" causes symptoms similar instead to food poisoning, often not for several hours after a meal has been eaten
ZpXp TIL that overweight and obese people now outnumber starving and malnourished people.
X09yQ TIL that "Tirpitz", a pig captured from the German Navy after a 1915 battle near Chile, became the mascot of HMS Glasgow. Awarded a fake Iron Cross for bravery, she was later auctioned to raise funds for charity.
6EMRw TIL Alexander J. Vilicky, a 19 year old modder, insulted Bethesda and said he could make much better DLC than them with a fraction of the resources. He then made The Falksaar Mod, which included almost 30 hours of new content. Because of this, Bungie had hired him as a developer at their studios.