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TIL that Reddit is the 135th most visited site in the world and Imgur is the 91st

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4XeJa TIL a former Michelin Guide inspector said an inspector's life is lonely, underpaid drudgery, driving around France for weeks on end, dining alone, under intense pressure to file detailed reports on strict deadlines, the guide had become lax in its standards, & some famous chefs are "untouchables".
a8erZ TIL In the USA, there can be 450 insect parts and nine rodent hairs in every 16 oz. box of spaghetti.
V9NB TIL: You have the EXACT SAME taste buds in your intestine as you do in your tongue. In your tongue, the buds are hooked up to your brain’s pleasure centers. In your intestine, they’re hooked up to your pancreas where they trigger the release of insulin.
xwLg TIL Martin Shkreli tried to auction off the chance to punch him in the face.
LQYDQ TIL of the Disappointment Islands in French Polynesia, so named by a British explorer in 1765 because of hostile natives, they are arid and lacking in water, and nowadays most of the islands are uninhabited