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TIL in Avatar: The Last Airbender, the 4 martial art styles that represent the 4 nations are very good representations of real Chinese fighting. They used Ba Gua for Airbending, Tai Chi for Waterbending, Hung Gar for Earthbending and Northern Shaolin for firebending

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ne8MB TIL about Mary Mallon, an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid, who spread it in New York city in the 1900s. Dr. George Soper discovered every establishment she worked in as a cook had an outbreak of typhoid and warned her to wash her hands but she ignored him and continued to spread it all over the city
9wW5Q TIL manufacturers do not recommend cooking salmon in the dishwasher. An LG spokesperson stated there is a question of whether certain foods (like fish and eggs) will be heated well enough in it to kill pathogens like Salmonella and that the water temperature will not be as consistent as a stove.
EggwP TIL that the character Koba from Planet of the Apes (2010s) is named after Joseph Stalin, who also used "Koba" as his nickname. The name originally comes from a character in a Georgian book called The Patricide, which inspired Stalin.
R7ljw TIL - In 2017, a famed green jacket from the Augusta National Golf Club was purchased for $5 at a Toronto thrift shop, then sold at auction for $139k
KYN1J TIL baking soda is used to legally enhance performance. During intense exercise, the environment around the working muscles becomes acidic, leading to the unwanted "burning" sensation. Supplementing with baking soda helps buffer this acidity, allowing the muscles to sustain longer bouts of exercise.