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TIL Dr Seuss’ name rhymes with ‘Voice’ not 'Zeus’

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9o8M TIL of the Crowned Eagle, the only known bird to be confirmed as having viewing humans as prey
eOLn TIL “pouring one out for your homie” is actually an ancient tradition called “Libation”.
wDGY TIL that researchers have patented a strain of seaweed that tastes like bacon when cooked and contains twice the nutritional value of kale.
rROWW TIL Swiss people are usually subtitled in German TV, because their accent is so thick it is virtually unintelligible by speakers of Standard German. Swiss on the other hand have no issue understanding Standard German.
9YQEp TIL German engineer Bernd Brandes volunteered to be killed and eaten by aspiring cannibal Armin Meiwes, who placed an ad on the internet looking for someone to be killed and eaten. After eating Brandes and going to jail, Meiwes became a vegetarian.