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TIL that 8.2% of Norwegians eat tacos every single Friday

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ogDr TIL platypuses don’t have stomachs
Lk91v TIL: About "violent grief response" A phenomenon where family members attack doctors or hospital staff immediately after being informed of a loved one's death
wo7vP TIL about Eric the Eel's improvement. He famously won his heat in the 100 m freestyle at the Sydney Olympics, despite setting the worst time in Olympic history at 1:52, as his 2 opponents were disqualified. Incredibly, he shaved 1 minute off that time within 6 years of training starting as an adult.
GAkwG TIL - Phrenology is a pseudo-science, where adherents think that measuring the bumps on peoples skulls can predict things about their mental traits
OVx1 TIL that the terms “upper case” and “lower case” come from the printing press days, when type blocks were stored in cases on shelves. The capital letters were stored on the upper shelf because they were used less, and the smaller letters on the lower shelf. Hence, upper and lower case of letters.