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TIL that there's a form of synesthesia where people transcribe the speech of others into text as imaginary subtitles

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bQeZ TIL Starbucks is donating 100% of their leftover prepared meals to charity. They’ve been donating pastries since 2010, but refrigerated vans will now allow each of the 7,600 stores to distribute all the food that remains unsold at the end of the day while keeping it safe to eat
vKEK TIL that Jews were blamed (and killed) for the spread of the Black Death due to being somewhat unaffected by it… (It was due to their isolation & better hygiene.)
wya1 TIL according to Johnny Cash’s first wife, “Ring of Fire” was written not about love, but about “a certain private female body part.”
1Bk8 TIL In 1909, the Criminal Code was amended to criminalize the abduction of women. Before this, the abduction of any woman over 16 was legal, except if she was an heiress. The maximum penalty for stealing a cow was much higher than for kidnapping an heiress.
Zrxa TIL Egypt issued a passport to the mummy of Pharaoh Ramses II - listing his occupation as “King (deceased)”