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TIL that when a British person is eating a flapjack, they are essentially eating heavily sweetened granola bars. In America, flapjacks is just another word for pancakes.

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gMwVD TIL One of the first soldiers to charge the beach on D-Day was a Canadian bagpiper, who only survived because he said German Snipers thought he was to crazy to shoot
gElb TIL Butyric acid is present in, and is the main distinctive smell of, human vomit and also gives Parmesan cheese its odour and flavour.
RVA9 TIL that Orthodox Jews believe that a baby that doesnt live at least 30 days is considered an appendage and doesnt deserve mourning or special burial.
57xD TIL “Scientific” tests to determine if Marijuana kills brain cells actually asphyxiated test subjects causing brain damage due to lack of oxygen, not because of the marijuana.
GYWKj TIL that NASA's 50-year project to research gravity and prove Einstein's theory of gravity was nearly abandoned after its research probe's instruments were off. It was saved by the donations of Turki Al Saud, a Saudi Prince whom holds a PHD in Aeronautics and Astronautics