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TIL Christopher Nolan's brother Matthew was charged with murder in 2009 after allegedly creating a fake identity using the name 'Oppenheimer'

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Q6Nk TIL Christmas tradition dictates that a man is allowed to kiss any woman standing underneath mistletoe and that bad luck will befall any woman who refuses the kiss. With each kiss a berry is to be plucked from the mistletoe and the kissing must stop after all the berries have been removed.
rNWe1 TIL that the Utah state bird is the seagull (Larus californicus). This is because seagulls saved the people of Utah by eating up crickets that were destroying crops in 1848.
XNP6 TIL that a neutron star’s gravitational field is so strong, it bends light such that we can see more than half of its surface at once
gMde7 TIL tooth enamel is harder than steel. It's composed of mineralised calcium phosphate, which is the single hardest substance any living being can produce. Your tooth enamel is harder than a lobster's shell or a rhino's horn.
aYQJ TIL body odor is worse when wearing polyester because of Micrococcus, a type of bacteria that flourishes on polyester