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TIL that the band A-ha helped start Norway’s electric car revolution

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neRbr TIL that milk goes so well with cookies because milk has the sixth basic taste called "oleogustus", or fat taste, which changes the overall sensory profile of sweet desserts.
JY5L1 TIL that thong bikinis are illegal in several places including Myrtle Beach. After popular acrobat Sam Panda was almost detained for wearing one on the beach I imagine the battle for the booty is about to begin.
Mogm TIL:When one hippo defeats another in a fight, the winner bites off the tail of the loser and then mounts and penetrates the wound
mQQE TIL Afghanistan has been invaded by Greek, Arab, Mongol, Mughal, Persian, British, Sikh and USSR empires. They all failed to capture Afghanistan completely.
dDrGd TIL of the Miasma Theory; the belief that the nighttime air was poisonous and carried deadly diseases.