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TIL that Eva Braun’s relationship with Hitler was kept secret from the German people and few knew of her existence.

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wLZaY TIL about the last place on earth where orangutans, rhinos, elephants and tigers still live together in the wild - the Leuser ecosystem in Indonesia. It spans 6 million acres (about 3 times the size of Yellowstone). And it’s heavily endangered from deforestation & human activities/encroachment
ADnX4 TIL that we have taste buds not only on our tongues, but on our lips, our cheeks, the roof of our mouth, and the back of our mouth. That's why it can affect the taste of food when the roof of your mouth gets burned.
NXw88 TIL that 50% of vinyl record buyers in the U.S. don’t own a record player to play their vinyl on.
ZkwB TIL that in the late 90’s, Coca-Cola tested vending machines that would automatically change prices based on the temperature outside. The higher the temperature the higher the price.
ORmR TIL that the number of holes on a golf course, 18, is a completely arbitrary number chosen by St. Andrews Links course in 1764, and other courses simply copied them.