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TIL that after astronauts arrive in space they lose their sense of smell. As a result, they end up craving foods that have spicy, sweet and/or sour flavours.

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Eg94P TIL that Zelda Fitzgerald wrote 'plagiarism begins at home' in response to her husband, F.Scott Fitzgerald, ripping off lines from her diary for his novels.
rl4 TIL that Cydia, the program that is installed onto your iPhone when you jailbreak it, got its name from cydia pomonella which is the stereotypical “apple worm.”
mobY TIL of Joshua Norton. A homeless San Francisco local who declared himself Emperor of the United States, and ruled for 20 years and had over 10,000 people attend his funeral.
kKwd TIL that in the 1920s, Hitler hired a photographer to take pictures of his poses while he rehearsed his speeches so that he could see if his poses went along well with the content.
D1KNg TIL it’s illegal to own migratory bird (e.g. Hawk, Eagle, etc) feathers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Russia and Japan - even if you just find them on the ground