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TIL each time you recall a memory, it becomes distorted and less accurate.

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rNYnx TIL that the Thai government is the reason there are so many Thai restaurants. They do this to improve their image abroad, using a practice called "culinary diplomacy".
78mGx TIL that in 1989 Val Kilmer punched and threw actress Caitlin O’Heaney to the floor during an audition for the lead female role of The Doors. There was not any punching in the scene Oliver Stone laughed about it and the company wrote her a check for $24,500 to not discuss the allegations publicly.
ZpPoQ TIL that as of 2022, Canada and Denmark now share a land border
8a4lP TIL since their inception in 1997, numerous line up changes have left the band Norma Jean with no original members.
xEOw TIL that unlike many nations, Japanese banknotes feature portraits of artists, scientists and teachers