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TIL that Sandra Bullock’s highest grossing film is Minions.
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TIL the present-day eastern edge of Tennessee was an autonomous territory named Franklin (or Frankland) that self-governed for 4 years. It applied to become the 14th US state, but dissolved after the vote failed in Congress.
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TIL Leeches are edible, but you have to take their heads off before eating, because they could anchor onto your throat on their way down.
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TIL that due to altitude, your tastebud sensitivity to salts and sweets are reduced 30%. And because 80% of what people think is taste is actually smell, the 12% humidity in a pressurized airplane cabin causes odor receptors not to function, food tastes twice as bland than on the ground.
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TIL Saab in 1992 made a prototype vehicle dubbed “Prometheus” that had no steering wheel. Instead, to steer it, the driver had an aircraft like joystick. It greatly increased safety, space and aesthetics. The production model would have had two Joysticks, one for each arm / hand.
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TIL Mau Piailug can be credited with keeping traditional wayfinding alive for the indigenous peoples of Oceania