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TIL that German has a word for the weight you put on when you eat comfort food after a breakup, and it translates to “Grief bacon.”

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mxo6x TIL that voice actress Tara Strong made a woman who recently gave birth lactate when she "cried" for her audition as Dil Pickles on Rugrats.
D1P5g TIL 52 days before his death Elvis Presley while stopped at a red light saw two men beating a teenager lying on the ground and quickly got out of his car and into a karate pose and said "I'll take you two on" The fight stopped instantly and the stunned men shook his hand.
epOND TIL the 2024 Isle of Man TT motorcycle race was the first year since 1982 with zero fatalities. Since 1937, at least one rider has died each year the event has been held.
D8bj TIL that soldiers in the German Army are allowed to disobey any order they think would violate human dignity.
0wMyN TIL about 4'33", read four thirty-three. It's a music piece by experimental composer John Cage, and instructs the performer(s) to not play the their instruments for the entire four minutes, thirty-three seconds.