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TIL that Kurt Cobain's hometown of Aberdeen, WA says "Welcome to Aberdeen. Come As You Are".

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pLVZ TIL that the phrase blood is thinker than water, a phrase that promotes family ties over friendships, originally meant the opposite. The full phrase is “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.” Meaning blood shed in battle bonds soldiers more strongly than genetics.
JYZj TIL Fire Ants swarm your leg, then one signals the others to bite at the same time - which allows them to swarm much higher before they are noticed. They can kill colts and calves this way.
OGEOR TIL over 30 years ago, Paul McCartney agreed to be in an episode of the Simpsons in part if the producers met his demand that Lisa Simpson becoming a vegetarian would be a permanent part of the series moving forward. They agreed and Lisa met Paul and Linda on Apu’s rooftop garden, in the shade.
Z86oD TIL: The most common type of vertigo is caused by crystals (that sense gravity) becoming dislodged from a gelatin area inside the inner ear.
xVrK5 TIL of the E/I or educational and informative standards that regulate the content of network television programming aimed at a youth audience, forcing networks to drop the classic Saturday morning cartoons.