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TIL The natural oils in unfiltered coffee from a French press or Moka pot might increase "bad" cholesterol

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vPBDR TIL that the song “Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
xVeNg TIL that MLB umpires are required by rule to wear only black underwear in the event that they split their pants.
oAVW TIL that after being seriously burned in her disappearing scene in Munchkinland, Margaret Hamilton (The Wicked Witch of the West) refused to do a subsequent scene requiring her to ride a smoking pipe broomstick. Her fill-in was hospitalized for eleven days with serious burns when the pipe exploded.
8ajZb TIL, that a decapitated flatworm can regrow not only its head back entirely but also all of its old memories back with it.
GYZjE TIL The Philippines has its own version of apple pie made from coconuts and condensed milk. Buko pie is believed to be invented by Soledad Pahud, she discovered apple pie while working as a maid in the United States, she returned to the Philippines where the lack of apples led to her coconut recipe.