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TIL of Mal Meninga, whose political career lasted only 28 seconds

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neRbr TIL that milk goes so well with cookies because milk has the sixth basic taste called "oleogustus", or fat taste, which changes the overall sensory profile of sweet desserts.
yQRkJ TIL that more than 80% of amputees can still feel their missing limb for up to 3 years after amputation
Wjy4 TIL that the FBI assigned a team to Sacha Baron Cohen during the filming of Borat due to numerous reports of a “Middle eastern man traveling the Midwest in an ice cream truck.”
GYbnE TIL JetBlue fully refunded a jilted bridesmaid after she revealed to the airline on Twitter that she was asked to relinquish her wedding duties and send back her bridesmaid jumpsuit over email because she couldn't attend the bachelorette party
QDBE TIL that “The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. […] They contradict their parents […] and tyrannise their teachers.” is a quote from “The Clouds”, a Greek comedic play from 423 BC.