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TIL German chocolate cake is named after a person, Sam German, not the country

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6EVrm TIL modern Air Conditioning exists out of the need to dehumidify. Cooling was a fortunate side effect.
4Xmgg TIL the sad truth about Holstein cows, like the massive 6’ 4” Knickers. Most Holsteins would grow to a similar size, but are instead slaughtered at around age 2. Knickers was not purchased at auction because he was too large for most slaughterhouse equipment.
xV9Eb TIL that Proportional to its population, Alaska has produced the most Serial killers at 15.65 serial killings per one million inhabitants.
WK6d TIL An octopus escaped from its tank at a New Zealand aquarium, crawled across the floor and into a pipe that led to the ocean
oBlPY TIL On the Kon Tiki expedition across the Pacific, the 6 men would eat off of whatever came on board. There was a crab in a hole near the steering block that showed no fear, so they let it stay and named it Johannes. Johannes the crab kept the watchman company for the rest of the journey.