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TIL that there are 4 competing theories on why shower curtains blow inward when taking a shower

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980M TIL that there is so much coffee in Seattle that there is a measurable caffeine content in the Pacific Northwest’s waters.
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v1GEK TIL: Tea was fashionable in Britain only after Charles II's Portuguese wife, Catherine of Braganza, popularized it. When she arrived in England she asked for a cup of tea, but was given ale instead.