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TIL that the brain detects if your diet misses some important nutrients, and then makes you eat food that contains them.

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E1G7o TIL that pumpernickel, a type of rye bread, is named after the Germanic word "pumpern" meaning flatulent, and "Nickel" a reference to to Old Nick (a familiar name for Satan). The dense bread is hard to digest, causing excess flatulence. Hence pumpernickel means "the devil's fart."
gAvW TIL that three men from Yemen sued NASA for invading Mars. They claim that they “inherited the planet from our ancestors 3,000 years ago”.
JY07m TIL about the "Lost Cause of the Confederacy" narrative --the force behind "heritage" statues all around the US. Pushed for by the "United Daughters of the Confederacy" as pseudo-history to preserve the name of their lost so they won't be historically branded as traitors.
E1P8V TIL The oldest drinking straw in existence, was found in a Sumerian tomb dated 3,000 B.C.E.. It was a gold tube inlaid with precious stones.
KO6PJ TIL when Michael Gross, who played the Dad on Family Ties, was asked by Pat Sajak how he hoped the series would end, Gross replied “I hope they die in a plane crash.” He later explained he didn’t want the cast to have to get back together for contrived “reunion” shows.