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TIL Nigeria drinks more Guinness than Ireland!!!

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JY6oB TIL about this parasite called Toxoplasma gondii that changes the behavior in its hosts in weird ways. In humans, it is said to infect 50% of the population, and could be responsible for having neurotic diseases like bipolar and depression, and psychotic diseases like schizophrenia.
b9aeN TIL that loose lips did not sink ships: "There’s no evidence of shipping losses due to talkative civilians during World War II."
WlGA TIL of Alexis Soyer, a French celebrity chef (born 1810) who invented cooking with gas, refrigerators cooled by cold water, and ovens with adjustable temperatures. His kitchens were so famous that they were opened for conducted tours.
0dZnp TIL Tiramisu was invented as a "pick me up" for men who went to Italian brothels so they would have energy to sleep with their wives afterwards.
JpPk TIL minutes after FDR’s mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, died, the largest of the many oak trees outside her home suddenly collapsed. It was a clear, windless day.