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TIL the importance of coffee bean grind size in developing the flavour profile of your cuppa

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awAyJ TIL after complaints that their "footlong" sub was 11 inches long, Subway said, "With regards to the size of the bread and calling it a footlong, 'Subway Footlong' is a registered trademark as a descriptive name for the sub sold in Subway Restaurants and not intended to be a measurement of length."
DZ9p TIL: There are hairstyles to trick camera facial recognition algorithms.
0wW1v TIL that in the early 20th century, patients with syphilis were successfully treated by being transfused with infected blood from people with malaria. The researcher was given the 1929 Nobel Prize for his discovery.
oRm0Y TIL That during Napoleon's autopsy, the doctor cut off his penis and gave it to his chaplain who brought it home to Corsica where it remained until 1916. Since then it has changed ownership several times and is currently owned by John K Lattimer's daughter who has been offered at least $100k for it.
YjvB TIL that because both are written in the Common Meter (8 syllables / 6 syllables alternating), much of Emily Dickenson’s poetry can be read to the tune of the “Gilligan’s Island” theme