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TIL Men in Black was based on a comic book, and instead of wiping witnesses’ minds, they simply killed them.

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6EGMW TIL that individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease may lose the ability to smell peanut butter. The “Peanut Butter Test” may offer an early indication of the disease.
X0Or8 TIL The empty space you see in products like chips bags has a technical term and it's called nonfunctional slack-fill.
JYXAk TIL about Goose Pulling, where people would tie a goose upside down and grease its neck, then ride past it and try to pull its head off.
66Mm TIL: The original word for “bear” (the animal) has been lost. Superstitious people in medieval times thought that saying the ferocious animal’s name would summon it, so they used a euphemism that meant “the brown one” (“bear”) … The original word was never recorded, so it remains a mystery.
JeZ4 TIL there is a tree in Germany that has its own post code and is used as a public letter box for people seeking love partners