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TIL Sigmund Freud wrote that there are only seven jokes or wit that have ever been written: Absurdity, allusion, comparison, exaggeration, faulty thinking, word-play and reproach

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ywZl TIL BMW recalled its GPS system on its 5 Series cars in the late 1990s after German men drivers refused to take directions from the female voice.
OG4o4 TIL that in Zimbabwe, there's a contest to crown the ugliest man. It's called Mr. Ugly, where contestants compete for the title of the ugliest. The winner, chosen by either a jury or public vote, walks away with a $500 prize.
78Mlp TIL that dolphins sleep with one eye open because they need to be consious in order to breathe. If they slept like humans, they would suffocate or drown.
xVgVk TIL that Soap Operas got their name from radio dramas which were sponsored by soap manufacturers.
XEQjD TIL cats prefer consuming human tissue during the relatively early stages of decomposition and will cease consumption when a corpse decays to the point of leaching bodily fluid.