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TIL that a wild emu nicknamed Fluffy regularly runs with the participants at what is reputedly Australia’s hardest ParkRun.

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KOolB TIL that the drawer under your stove is not originally intended for storing extra cookware, but for keeping cooked food warm during meal preparation.
K7ga TIL Michael Keaton wasn’t surprised that he was cast as Batman as he initially believed the movie would be like the 1960s tv version with Adam West and only later learned that Batman was a much darker character
4kkON TIL: James Doohan, Scotty from Star Trek, landed on Juno Beach as a soldier in the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division on D-Day.
kOwem TIL that our strongest memories are usually widely inaccurate. It feels like memories of traumatic events “burn” themselves into our minds to remain there forever, but studies have shown that the stronger the emotional state you were in during that event, the more inaccurate the memory is.
Oopx4 TIL a popular tale about the origin of the americano coffee drink is that American GIs stationed in Italy during WWII found espressos too bitter and cappuccinos too heavy compared to dip-brewed coffee from back home, so Italian baristas topped the espresso with hot water to make it more palatable