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TIL a day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus

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rNkae TIL that in medieval Europe, there existed a sport known as "rat-baiting." Spectators would gather in public squares to watch as trained dogs competed to catch and kill rats released into the arena. Betting on the outcome of these gruesome contests was commonplace.
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kOPDW TIL one person in four is a 'supertaster', who experience the sensation of tasting more intensely. Supertasters have a high density of taste cells on their tongue, but are likely to have a distaste for beer.
XEKBR TIL After an Australian radio host used his influence to demand advertisements be shown on the Sydney Opera House, a comedy group projected "Advertise Here" on the landmark followed by the radio host's home phone number, causing him to apologize on air after he was flooded with calls
LkV4P Today I learned that manual shift is still the majority in the rest of the world, except in the US, while automatic is close to 96%.