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TIL testicles have taste buds that can taste Umami.

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WkpvA TIL that many East African countries don’t want your donated clothes, as it destroys their own clothing market and hurts their economy. They have even asked countries like the U.S. to stop, but we never listen.
N7nk1 TIL the USA has been placed under Martial Law numerous times. Martial law is military control over all of a country's activities, usually during wartime, an emergency or widespread disaster. In the USA, martial law must be ordered by the president and must be limited to the duration of the event.
lQe7 TIL the Playboy Mansion’s Hot Tub once spawned a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak.
nv7o TIL that the French held out at Fort Vaux against crushing German attacks for 3 days with no water. The commander sent requests for aid, the last one saying “This is my last pigeon”. The pigeon was awarded France’s highest military honour.
xVBxB TIL that famous abolitionist Sojourner Truth, born a slave in New York, was raised speaking Dutch natively, and didn't learn English until she was sold away from her family at the age of only 9.