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yVMZp TIL there is a small and salty pond in Antarctica. With a salinity level of 45.8%, the pond is 1.3 times saltier than the Dead Sea. Due to its saltiness, the water does not begin to freeze until temperatures fall below -50 C ( -58 F)
51EP TIL there’s a cheese from Sardinia with maggots in it that’s outlawed by European Union food hygiene-health regulations, however, it’s still made and sold on the black market.
kJke TIL that the company that owns Monster Energy also owns Peace Tea. The Monster logo can be found on all cans of Peace Tea.
gMp09 TIL when we set one specific goal, people will tend to optimize for that objective regardless of the consequences. This is also known as Goodhart’s Law which says, “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”
GYgAQ TIL that right before WW2, the US created the "Logan Bar," a chocolate bar that deliberately tasted "a little better than a boiled potato" as an emergency ration to prevent soldiers from snacking on it outside of emergency situations.