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Til that some people have a gene that makes cilantro taste like soap and I have that stupid gene

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5VlY8 TIL the US Mint has a dollar coin honoring the first home video game system developed in 1966 by Ralph Baer. The obverse features the Statue of Liberty and the reverse depicts the 'Handball' video game.
0g7A TIL During WWII more people were killed building V2 rockets than were killed by the rockets themselves
PYZgG TIL “that when we see really ancient images of far off and very, very old objects, that light has traveled from that star through the universe for sometimes billions of years and the first object it hit was our telescope detector.”
xrY0 TIL that Buddhist master Drukpa Kunley’s penis was known as the “Thunderbolt of Flaming Wisdom” because of its ability to spark enlightenment and drive away evil spirits. Women from all over the world visited him to receive his blessing.
ap7N TIL studies have unsuccessfully tried to kill dogs by overdosing on marijuana.