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TIL George Takei decided to sell a clip of himself saying “Oh Myyy” as a ringtone in order to fund a production of his musical Allegiance

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kOG11 TIL that in the city of Yiwu in eastern China, people were confused how a Chinese couple managed to run a busy restaurant 21 hours a day without getting tired. Locals named them "robot couple restaurant". Turns out the restaurant is run by two couples, both the men and women are identical twins.
neZLP TIL the prevailing theory behind why humans like music is that we learn patterns and regularities within music, and we unconsciously predict what will come next. When we are right, our brain gives us a dopamine rush. Thus the constant dance between expectation and outcome is pleasurable to us
5Yry8 TIL beaver is considered safe to eat during lent by the Catholic Church.
E1mB0 TIL The difference between a ship and a boat is 60 metres anything less than 60 metres is a boat anything more is a ship
7rNXX TIL Cpl Tony Stein earned the medal of honor by creating a hybrid Machine gun which quickly ran out of ammo. Kicking his shoes off, he ran back down to the beach eight times to get fresh ammunition. Each trip back, he carried a wounded Marine on his back