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TIL humans don't have "wetness" receptors, our mind has to rely on context cues to detect liquids

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9YoA7 TIL That Hippos eat meat, and are not purely herbivores!
W7J8A TIL the fins on the Apollo rockets existed only to provide an additional moment of stable flight so a crew member could reach an abort handle. The fins did not provide stability during normal operational flight.
jNJ8N TIL in 2001, The South African version of "Sesame Street" introduced Kami, the first HIV-positive Muppet to address the stigma behind HIV/AIDS and help parents better understand the illness.
bPAp TIL the “L” in “could” was added intentionally in the 15th or 16th century solely to match the spellings of “would” and “should.”
4kKab TIL the meme of a person talking to a brick wall is Maronzio Vance. A comedian who has a solo podcast where he talks in front of a brick wall.