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TIL that Trimethylaminuria (TMAU) is an uncommon condition that causes an unpleasant, fishy smell. It's also called "fish odour syndrome". The only symptom is an unpleasant smell, typically of rotting fish. There's currently no cure.

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VK8m TIL that the Archipelago Sea (Finland) contains the most amount of islands compared to other archipelagos with estimates of up to 50,000 masses of land from inhabited islands to above sea-level rocks.
rN504 TIL that North Korea Has a Space Program that has put 2 Satellites into Orbit and plans on going To the moon By 2026 and Mars
R549l TIL a black slave soldier that fought in the revolutionary War lived to see the abolition of slavery, about 80 years after the war ended
e05M6 TIL that by shaking ketchup, you're actually making it thinner & easier to squeeze, instead of just moving it towards the cap. It's a non-Newtonian fluid & changes properties the more energy you give it! (That's often why more ends up on your plate than you planned)
Lk6RP TIL Oliver Stone’s original story for Platoon was called Break, based on his own experiences in the Vietnam War and set to music from The Doors. He sent the script to Jim Morrison hoping he would play the lead. Morrison never responded but he did have the script with him when he died in Paris.