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TIL that if pigs are not castrated the meat will have an unpleasant odor when cooked; referred to as “Boar Taint.”

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YpkRB TIL South Korea once captured nine North Korean spies and a North Korean submarine using only a fishing net. Four of the captured senior officers killed the rest of the crew before killing themselves.

wR4E TIL: J.R.R. Tolkien began writing a sequel to “The Lord of the Rings” called “The New Shadow”, however he abandoned the new book as it was too sinister and depressing being set during the age of men.

QNE8X TIL that in 2013 in Florida a sinkhole opened up under a house and swallowed a man's bedroom with him sleeping in it.

xV9g5 TIL Milk Duds were intended to be candy spheres but the machines produced less-than-round candies which the workers called "duds". The "milk" part of the name refers to the large amount of milk in the candy.

rRBgd TIL the show 'Counterpart' starring J.K. Simmons was cancelled for being "too male"