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TIL that Greek combines letters to form letters that don't exist in the Greek alphabet

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JYMa4 TIL: that Synsepalum dulcificum (Miracle Fruit) is a plant known for its berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods (such as lemons and limes) subsequently consumed to taste sweet.
699EW TIL early versions of the Pomeranian were larger and were used as sled dogs. Over time they were bred to be smaller and were used as companion dogs instead. This increasingly occurred after Queen Victoria became fond of this breed.
JYZDV TIL that in the late 1940s a team of American scientists infected 1,308 unwitting people in Guatemala with gonorrhea and syphilis. At least 83 died.
Ob84 TIL David Bowie considered himself a “closet heterosexual,” having declared himself gay in 1972 then bisexual in 1976, but ultimately admitted that those declarations were a mistake.
wLJM8 TIL Elderly spouses who experience the death of their partner become 30-90% more likely to pass away during the 3 months following the death, and 15% more likely to die in the months thereafter.