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TIL: Altitude can effect how we perceive taste. Thus airlines alter food pallets specifically for high altitude enjoyment.

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5yBB TIL the world’s only diamond mine open to the public is in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Visitors can keep whatever gems they find, and over 31,000 diamonds have been found since it became a state park in 1972.
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