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TIL that individuals with the “strong tasters” gene variant are less likely to be smokers.

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x68E5 TIL only the Special Editions of the original Star Wars trilogy were given to the National Film Registry despite the Library of Congress wanting the originals because George Lucas hates those versions. In fact, he had delayed in handing the Registry A New Hope until the Special Edition was made.
VM6Rm TIL What really goes into building a theme park and understanding themed worlds.
j8Pn TIL The founder of match.com, Gary Kremen, lost his girlfriend to a guy she met on match.com
R7JjQ TIL twins Grace and Virginia Kennedy (b. 1970) were often left alone with their German speaking grandmother as children and as a result developed their own secret language. They used it til they were about 8 when they were forbidden to by their father. They called each other "Poto" and "Cabengo".
oRJo7 TIL that for the first-time ever, total off-course golf participation (27.9 million) surpassed on-course participation (25.6 million) in the US in 2022. Off-course participation includes: standalone driving ranges, golf entertainment sites (Topgolf etc) & businesses w/ simulators or screen set-ups.