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TIL that the Nazi Party was particularly fond of decaffeinated coffee, as it saw caffeine as a poison that "threatened the Aryan Race."

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rGlM TIL biologists have revived 8-million-year-old bacterium that was extracted from Antarctic ice
nWJlG TIL - The interrobang (often represented by any of ?!, !?, ?!?,?!!, !?? or !?!), is an unconventional punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of the question mark (also known as the interrogative point)
PddO TIL that sarcasm is not only possibly indicative of one’s cognitive ability, capacity for abstract thought, and increased creativity, but it also increases creativity in the recipients of the sarcastic remarks.