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TIL honey is the only food that doesn’t spoil

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QNgLd TIL that the Yoruba people have the highest likelihood of producing twins in the world. The probability is linked to their consumption of a type of yam which releases a hormone that can cause the ovaries to release an egg from each side.
D114r TIL there is erectile tissue in your nose and ears, which might lead you to sneeze or have a stuffy nose when aroused.
VB0Z4 TIL that Joe Pesci and Frank Vincent made a funk song in the 1970s
a8Y0N TIL Ciabatta was invented in 1982 to compete with imported baguettes.
lgYA TIL because Brazil couldn’t afford to send its athletes to the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. they loaded their ship with coffee and sold it along the way