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TIL The tongue map showing different taste zones is a myth

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W75OY TIL in 1903, Serbia’s unpopular King Alexander and Queen Draga Mašin were brutally assassinated in their bedroom. The autocratic king had suspended the constitution multiple times, and the couple was loathed by the public and military. Their bodies were tossed from a balcony in piles of manure.
gwEb TIL of the Mantis Shrimp. It can “punch” with a force of 1500 N and at speeds of 102,000 m/s. This “punch” collapses air bubbles, creates a reaction as hot as the sun, and can kill bigger prey with just the shockwave it produces. It is also monogamous with it’s mate for 20 years.
GwQ5 TIL Houston has a program that allows citizens to give tickets to those who abuse handicap parking spaces, after taking a four hour course.
X0gWj Til no child with type I diabetes survived until adulthood before 1922.
grmkX TIL a bear was the first living being to survive a supersonic ejection