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TIL Tahiti is the surfing location for the 2024 Paris Olympics

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yQnMV TIL how India Pale Ale (IPA) got its name and taste. It's a beer that was invented in Britain in the 19th century for the Indian market, with extra hops added to survive the 6 month travel.
ne5WW TIL that five years after the Beatles disbanded, John Lennon and Paul McCartney played together one last time with Stevie Wonder in an impromptu jam session.
nBBb TIL a meta analysis of 21 separate studies spanning as many as 23 years and testing 347,000 people concluded there is no significant evidence that consumption of saturated fat has any relationship to coronary heart disease or cardiovascular disease.
YXvr TIL that Pandora’s “box” was actually a jar type known as a pithos.
0dZEL TIL Brazilian city Altamira (159 533 km²) is larger in land area than 104 countries, including: Portugal (92 256 km²), Iceland (102 775 km²), Ireland (70 273 km²), Switzerland (41 285 km²), Denmark (43 094 km²). Altamira's size is comparable to the US state of Missouri or Florida.