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TIL that a finger with nerve damage won’t wrinkle under water.

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PYOgJ TIL about Karre Mastanamma - an Indian YouTube celebrity chef who got her big break at the age of 105 with over a million subscribers to her channel. Her unique ways of preparing dishes outside on an open fire - such as roasting chicken inside a steaming watermelon - were hugely appreciated.
mxWXY TIL about Ussuri dholes which are rare, carnivorous canids native to wilderness areas ranging from the Indian subcontinent to northeast Asia. Also called Indian dholes, these endangered mammals are known to feed on herbivores such chitals, sambars, and gaurs, and occasionally on onagers and kiangs.
XEWQr TIL the phrase “revenge is a dish best served cold” expresses the sentiment that revenge that is delayed, and executed well after the heat of anger has dissipated, is more satisfying than revenge taken as an immediate act of rage.
VJdp TIL that the vibrator was created to treat Hysteria because doctors were taking too long to manually masturbate women.
l7EAa TIL in 2004, Microsoft sued a Canadian high schooler named 'Mike Rowe' over his domain name 'MikeRoweSoft.com'. He exchanged the domain for an Xbox and some additional compensation.