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TIL humans can differentiate between hot and cold liquids by sound

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jm6v TIL Katherine Hepburn only drank water throughout The African Queen production as a protest of Humphrey Bogart’s alcoholism. However, most of the cast and crew became sick from the water and only Bogart was unaffected because he only drank whiskey. Thank you r/movies
nJLY TIL: The familiar “Michelin Man” mascot was created in 1894 and he is named Bibendum. Although tires today are black, prior to 1912 they were beige or all-white, hence the mascot being white.
VMP8G TIL that during WWII, the US military developed a manual to sabotage German corporations, with tips such as "Do your work poorly and blame it on bad tools. Work slowly. Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible. Spread rumors. Haggle over precise wordings. Never permit short-cuts."
l7PQA Til of Robin Mahfood, who ran a charity called Food for the Poor that was charged millions for misleading donors and tax officials as well as raising prices for donated goods under his leadership
8yoG TIL despite making up only 8% of the population of Saskatchewan, aboriginals make up 76% of the inmate population.