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TIL that the nerves that control our voicebox take a detour all the way down to the heart due to the fact that our ancestors being ancient fish.

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ZeAQ TIL that there is a raisin farmer in California being sued by the US Government for hundreds of thousands of dollars for selling too many raisins. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court and is now awaiting a decision.
b4G0 TIL: in 1998 Microsofts “DirectX” team pitched a new gaming console known as the “directXbox”. Later shortened to “Xbox”.
kJkx5 TIL steamed hamburgers are an actual regional delicacy (though in Central Connecticut).
QJ9Z9 TIL there’s a man in Scotland who’s called the Catman. He crawls around eating rats.
O97 TIL that severly overweight passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight must buy multiple tickets if their body mass extends over the armrests