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TIL humans have a tendency to find meaningful patterns in meaningless data.

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v1868 TIL that in 1991, the Russian news broadcaster Vremya had to shut down after a large number of the staff were discovered to be KGB agents.
Br8e TIL that the “taste bud map” that we were all taught in school was disproved in 1974 but they continue to teach it because it is easier then changing it..
YpaKP TIL Tea is said to have been discovered in 2737 BC by a Chinese emperor when some tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water.
rN691 TIL that the closest living relatives of the hippo are cetaceans - whales and dolphins
epevk TIL that imitating is the best way of flattering someone