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TIL tortillas are a prohibited item at Sun Devil Stadium (Arizona State University). Possession of tortillas within the stadium can be a cause for removal without a refund.

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nWnP7 TIL that Djibouti, a small country with less than a million people, hosts military bases from the US, China, Japan, France and Italy. Due to its strategic position at the mouth of the Red Sea, leases from foreign military bases make up 5% of its economy.
by59 TIL the scent given off by each person’s unique immune system is the second-most important criteria (after disposition) women use to assess potential partners. Women are more likely to find people attractive who have with immune systems unlike their own.
nebBG TIL the brain is wired to view death as something that only happens to other people. It's a defense mechanism to avoid existential fear.
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0w5VA TIL the word “Deli” is actually an abbreviation for delicatessen; which is a loanword from German, which gets its roots from French, which gets its roots from Italian, and which finally originated from a Latin word.