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TIL that the British Library has been crippled since last October by a cyberattack and it’s digital collections and services are still offline

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kJ1V7 TIL that, similarly to the soapy cilantro taste gene, some people have a genetic predisposition that prevents them from smelling “asparagus urine.”
jXRR TIL marijuana has been legal for home use in Alaska since 1975
xmmk TIL Rolling Stone journalist Michael Hastings died in a fiery car accident that resembled a ‘car cyber attack.’ Before he died, Hastings said that he was “onto a big story”, that he needed to “go off the radar”, and that the FBI might interview him.
rer4 TIL Leonard Nimoy photographed a book full of full figured women
BrLPd TIL the song "Can't Help Falling In Love" is a cover of a French song, "Plaisir d'Amour", written in 1784, which have been sung by hundreds of artists throughout the world