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TIL many of us are genetically predisposed to hate cilantro.

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m14JE TIL Arsenic was known to be dangerous and addictive in the Victorian Era, but small amounts in the form of edible wafers were thought to not only be safe but to help one achieve that sought-after pale complexion, giving the skin an "indescribable brilliancy" according to advertisements.
JYAJB TIL according to a new 3D model of the Milky Way, our galaxy is warped and shaped like the popular brand of potato chip. “I’d say that it is shaped like a Pringle” said Radek Poleski, an astronomer at Ohio State University who helped to create the new map.
dbZ TIL President Roosevelt visited Hawaii in July of 1934, making him the first acting president to set foot on the island.
ROZ8 TIL that when the body of a dead whale (or other large cetacean) falls to below 1'000m/3'000ft, it can form a “whale fall”: a localized ecosystem that supplies sustenance to deep-sea organisms. Creatures can use the carcass as a home, living off of it for decades.
1GXO TIL An Alaskan town of 900 has recently just celebrated the 15th year of it’s town being ran by a cat, Mayor Stubbs.