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TIL that people who lose the ability to smell become socially insecure, and their overall level of happiness plummets.

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lRdN TIL the memory technique that Sherlock Holmes uses, known as a “Mind Palace”, is a real technique and that most of the people who have mastered this practice are of average intelligence.
QNg9X TIL that Bourton-on-the-Water, an English village, contains a model of the village that is so accurate that the model contains a second smaller model of itself
nWAo TIL In 1933, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6102, which outlawed the private ownership of gold coins, gold bullion, and gold certificates by American citizens, forcing them to sell these to the Federal Reserve.
BrZDW TIL donations made by Jewish people often contain the number 18 (like $20.18), or are multiples of 18 (like $108.00). It's called “giving Chai”.
oBR9L People who have a lot of papillae—the bumps on our tongue, most of which house our taste buds—often find flavors overwhelming. They’re “supertasters,” and as such they add cream to their coffee and order food mild instead of spicy. Subtasters, on the other hand, have low papillae density and prefer their chicken wings “atomic.”