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TIL: MIT claims to have found a “language universal” that ties all languages together

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d8vJr TIL there exists 2 pornographic movies from 1993 based on the Super Mario video game series called „Super Hornio Brothers” that Nintendo bought rights to, in order to halt their distribution.
JYQL4 TIL that in 1907, a Mexican railroad brakeman named Jesús Gracía saved the entire town of Nacozari by singlehandedly driving a damaged and burning train containing dynamite six kilometers away from the town before it finally exploded, killing him.
rNgx TIL that magic mushrooms can make you permanently more creative, curious, and inquisitive
6xBY TIL In 1972, Franken Berry Cereal had a pink pigment in it that could not be digested. This turned people’s poop pink and was referred to as “Franken Berry Stool”
xN9B TIL Japanese researchers created a smoke alarm for the hard of hearing that pumps super-spicy wasabi mist into the air.