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TIL There is a robust relationship between increased enjoyment of bitter foods, like black coffee, and heightened sadistic proclivities.

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WkWaA TIL that the plot of the 2019 film "Joker" was inspired by the real life 1984 NYC Subway shooting. The depiction of the Joker is partially based on Bernard Goetz, who shot and wounded 4-teenagers after being allegedly harassed for money.
5MdQ TIL South Africa developed 6 nuclear bombs but dismantled all of them in the early 90s
JYRxv TIL I learned of Derek Paraviccini, an autistic musical savant. Although born blind and barely able to care for himself, he plays piano with superhuman clarity and accuracy.
oBrnA TIL actress Jodie Foster began talking at 9 months, taught herself to read at age 3, landed her first gig as the Coppertone Girl in a commercial at age 3, got an Oscar nomination at age 12, attended Yale, and has an ancestor that came over on The Mayflower.
l7pkB TIL about black supremacy