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TIL that German Chocolate Cake is not from Germany, but named for it's creator, Sam German.

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eBob TIL that suggests Pepsi’s success over Coca-Cola in the “Pepsi Challenge” is a result of the flawed nature of the “sip test” method. Tasters will generally prefer the sweeter of two beverages based on a single sip, even if they prefer a less sweet beverage over the course of an entire can.
awepb TIL most of the consumer standards like car seatbelt length, AC temperature sensitivities, phone sizes, crash-test dummies etc. are all dimensioned with reference to average men size. Due to this a woman involved in a car crash is 47% more likely to be seriously injured and 17% more likely to die.
g4n8 TIL that chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer literally spat on a US order warning him that a rematch in Eastern Europe would violate US sanctions. He played the match and then spent the next 16 years as a fugitive outside the US until his death.
1xw4 TIL - Most of the smoke billowing up from a space shuttle launch is not exhaust. It is water vapor from the pool of water under the shuttle designed to absorb the acoustic shock waves that could otherwise tear the shuttle apart.
Bd6L TIL 58 year old General (retired) Stanley A. McChrystal runs 7-8 miles a day, eats 1 meal a day, and sleeps just 4 hours a night.