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TIL that some people greatly dislike the herb coriander (cilantro), saying that it it smells like soap and tastes like crushed bugs. This reaction has been linked to a set of genes in the human genome.

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Wk6Lo TIL Armenian finswimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan was finishing a 12-mile run when he heard a bus crash into the water. He dove down 33 ft, and rescued 20 people, one at a time. He is an 11-time World Record holder, 17-time World Champion, 13-time European Champion and 7-time USSR Champion
OGl86 TIL of the Prince Philip Movement. A religious movement followed by the Kastom people in Vanuatu, Oceania. It is a cargo cult that believes in the divinity of the late Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh.
JYa9k TIL that in 1953, a North Korean fighter pilot defected to South Korea with his MiG-15 and was rewarded $100,000 from the United States
BgOax TIL the U. of Portsmouth found that poorly fitting bras can irreparably damage breast ligaments. Most bras only limit vertical movement, while breasts move up to 21cm in three dimensions during exercise. Many women wear the wrong size due to stigma, lack of awareness, or changes in size over time.
DBQV TIL that when David Bowie played his song “Andy Warhol” to Andy Warhol he did not like it. When the song had finished playing, Warhol and Bowie reportedly just stared at each other for a while until Warhol said “I like your shoes” and the pair then had a conversation about shoes.