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TIL that OJ tastes horrific after brushing your teeth because of the molecule “sodium layryl sulphate” in toothpaste, which makes your tongue much more sensitive to bitter tastes.

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mxrDo TIL Goats prefer happy people. They can differentiate between human facial expressions and prefer to interact with happy people.
8ybb TIL Emmy was the ship’s cat on the RMS Empress of Ireland. She never missed a voyage. However, on 28 May 1914, Emmy tried to escape the ship. The crew could not coax her aboard and the Empress left without her, which was regarded as a terrible omen. Early the next morning the Empress sank.
1ayk4 TIL that according to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are still about 3,000 cases of the Black Plague seen every year.
l5WV TIL that the NYPD has officers known as the “hip-hop police” examine rap videos by rappers to build cases on gang-related shootings to get a better sense of the rivalries and hierarchy of the streets.
oEeL TIL Haldane suffered perforated eardrums in his decompression chamber experiments upon which he stated, “the drum generally heals up; and if a hole remains in it, although one is somewhat deaf, one can blow tobacco smoke out of the ear in question, which is a social accomplishment.”