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TIL Riddles are a derivative of poetry and were used to teach wit, which was regarded as the ability to think while maintaining multiple perspectives on the topic.

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eLr5 TIL wild salmon flesh is red because of pigments in the krill they eat. It is the same pigment that turns lobsters and flamingos red/pink. If this is not supplemented in farmed salmon, their flesh will be the normal grey of other fish. This is why farmed salmon says, “color added”.
6Ed8m TIL The USA planned on using up to 12 nukes if Japan didn't surrender during WW2
KO7gE TIL Before picking the name Pink Floyd, the band was known as Meggadeaths
grrbW TIL that Rage Against The Machine bassist Tim Commerford is very secretive about his bass tone. He even goes so far as to put effects on his pedalboard that he doesn't use, make his own gear, and remove the labels off some of his effects.
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