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TIL that airlines don’t pay tax on fuel

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Ox0g TIL that our brains have the tendency to start to shut down when presented with ideology different from our own, with less blood being delivered to the parts of our cortex responsible for rational thought, until another statement is presented that confirms our beliefs
ovkA TIL that there are 4 competing theories on why shower curtains blow inward when taking a shower
196W TIL the most common reason Japanese people wear face masks is to protect us from THEIR germs. Not from other people’s.
9wlbM TIL that New Orleans chicory coffee mix started during the American Civil War when Union naval blockades cut off the port of New Orleans bringing coffee shipments to a halt. New Orleanians looking for their coffee fix began mixing chicory with coffee to stretch out the supply.
69oaY TIL that legendary race driver Ken Miles -- played by Christian Bale in "Ford vs. Ferrari" -- designed a race track, but it was so dangerous it closed after only 7 races. During the last meet in December 1957, two drivers were killed and another lost a leg.