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TIL 2% of people have a defective ABCC11 gene, aka their sweat doesn't smell

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gMX09 TIL A man created a fake restaurant on TripAdvisor and asked around for good reviews. Eventually, the fake restaurant was the #1 restaurant in London, and was being called up 100s of times daily for bookings. For a day, the man set up a “cafe” in his backyard and served frozen food to rave reviews.
v1yQK TIL that a serial killer won ABC's "The Dating Game" while in the midst of his killing spree.
5prB TIL of Larry Abshier, a US soldier in the Korean War who defected to North Korea because he was caught smoking pot. He lived with four other American defectors and was cast in several North Korean films where he became a celebrity.
aoBb TIL a pollination technique invented by a 12 year old slave is the reason Vanilla is commonly available today
jwkR TIL that an extinct bird called Rodrigues Solitaire had strange knob-like balls on its wings. These balls were used by the bird as a deadly weapon to defend territory and its mate, and made a noise like thunder in the distance