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TIL that in 2003, PETA wanted Hamburg to change its name to Veggieburg

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MYdb TIL twins separated at birth, one raised by a German Catholic Nazi family and the other by a Jewish family in Trinidad, both as adults flushed the toilet before and after going, enjoyed sneezing in elevators to startle people, dipped buttered toast in coffee, and wore rubber bands on their wrists.
e0Q1E TIL of the 'Great Tech Stagnation': all the truly world-changing tech was made in previous centuries. Today’s innovations aren’t shaping the world order like those of the past.
R5mx1 TIL the raccoon population in the UK has exploded, and they’re breaking into homes to steal food and alcohol. They get drunk and wreck havoc.
bGQQ TIL that Korean people use the phrase “my mouth is bored” to express the feeling where you want to eat simply because you’re bored and feeling like munching on something.
e0bb4 TIL: Entrepreneur Laura Scudder (1881-1959), a pioneer of marking food with freshness dates & of using chips bags was refused insurance by male agents. After decades she gave up a $9 million offer for her company when the buyer wouldn't guarantee workers' jobs. (A later $6M offer did protect them.)