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TIL A human nose is capable of detecting a trillion different smells

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Z8Jop TIL that, in 2018, visitors at a zoo in southeastern China threw bricks and concrete chunks at kangaroos to get them to hop, resulting in the death of one of them
oBmoA TIL that when Maize (corn) was first introduced to Europe some Spaniards worried that by eating indigenous food, which they did not consider nutritious, they would weaken and risk turning into Indians
V9Jk TIL: there’s a cult that opens delis in each area it has a division, luring new members in with delicious looking sandwiches, smoothies and salads.
b6YpN TIL after the founders of Smartfood popcorn sold their company to Frito-Lay in 1989, they later founded Annie's brand, known for their mac and cheese
R7VJa TIL The Alamo was fought over slavery. Texas settlers wanted to keep slaves after Vicente Guerrero, the black president of Mexico, fought for and abolished slavery. But Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston hatched a plan to take Texas from Mexico to create a slave state.