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TIL a number of hotels have begun 'rent a fish' programs whereby--for a modest fee--guests can borrow a goldfish to keep as a companion for the night.

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wLPRo TIL that the reason large cuts of meat like port and brisket "stall" (stay at the same temperature, sometimes for hours) while being smoked is because they are "sweating" and water evaporation is cooling them as fast as heat is being added.
XXvj TIL That on April 1st 2014, NPR posted an article saying “Why doesn’t America read anymore?” The content of the article explained the joke, but they still received a massive influx of comments by people who clearly didn’t read the article
b6vZj TIL In 1970, a comic was published where Superman helped turn Lois Lane black for a day
p8loQ TIL DNA evidence shows that groups in the Amazon are more closely related to indigenous Australians than Native Americans
QJQMX [TIL] Mimolette is a French cheese with living mites on the surface, which is why it's banned in America.