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TIL Our brains combine the signal from our nose and tongue to create flavor

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M7Kb TIL the “Cobra Effect” is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
QJv7X TIL from 1979 to 1992, Soviets drilled a super deep bore (Kola Superdeep Borehole) that reached 40,230 ft, just to see how deep they could drill.
7BrL TIL that a suitcase-sized EMP device is available for purchase for peaceful, commercial uses but requires no license to operate.
6E1b7 TIL that in Marvel comics, The Beatles are actually a group of rogue skrulls who came to Earth to invade it but decided that the money and power was better.
wLoxY TIL Birthday candles can be traced back to the ancient Greeks