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TIL for best results, wash sushi rice in cold water before cooking it.

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Wkge9 TIL that people in the final stages of hypothermia end up trying to enter small, enclosed spaces. This is called terminal burrowing, and is believed by researchers to be an autonomous process, controlled by the brain stem.
N7yOP TIL The average adult in Indonesia is around 5 feet 1.8 inches tall, making it the country with the lowest average height in the world.
grnOL TIL 5% of Americans have Gilbert's syndrome, which affects the liver's ability to process bilirubin. People with GS are less likely to develop heart disease due to the antioxidant nature of bilirubin.
kJlYm TIL the face of Wolverine was inspired by actor Paul D'Amato
QJrp6 TIL Schopenhauer called the post-orgasm feeling “devil's laughter" because it is the realization that we are all slaves to the Will of Life, as it takes precedence over our own happiness.