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TIL (shamefully late) that the 'Home' key on a keyboard instantly brings you to the top of the webpage that you're browsing.

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VMgGB TIL that one popular account of the origin of the phrase "Milky Way" arises from the Ancient Greek myth of Hera (wife of Zeus) breastfeeding Heracles (AKA Hercules). Hercules fed so strongly Hera recoiled, spraying milk from her breast. Creating the Milky Way.
x7oo TIL that Filmmaker Kevin Smith, of Jay & Silent Bob fame, did not smoke weed until he was 38 - following the box office failure of Zack & Miri
KYDO9 TIL Michelin started reviewing restaurants so people would travel farther and wear out their tires, increasing their sales.
R7g51 TIL Jeffrey Dahmer was inspired by the Emperor in Return of the Jedi. He wanted to build a “temple” out of his victims’ skulls where he could sit and absorb a “spiritural force or power”
QJ7ok TIL that spiciness is not an actual taste, but it's a type of pain!