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TIL that lots of people order Bloody Marys on aeroplanes but never drink them on the ground. This is because rich umami flavours - like those found in tomato juice - are one of the few tastes that aren't dulled by loud engine noise.

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4X6Dw TIL Wadi-al-Salam, the world's largest graveyard, covers 1500 acres, sees 350 burials a day and contains 5 million bodies.
VBLAZ TIL about Pelorus Jack a Risso's dolphin that was famous for meeting and escorting ships through a dangerous stretch of water in New Zealand. If the crew could not see Jack at first, they often waited for him to appear.
nWnyB TIL of the 9th century poet al-Khubzârruzi "the rice-bread baker". He could nor read nor write, customers would come to his bakery to hear him recite his poems.
MeOBA TIL: In 2000, after a 25 hour siege, Irish police shot and killed a man who had fired on them several times. Following massive public outcry, they requested the FBI send a team to review their handling of the situation. The FBI concluded the main problem was that they did not shoot the man sooner.
Ap8o TIL that by carefully manipulating Pokemon Blue using only in game controls you can glitch it to the point that within the game you can then code and execute a separate program.