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TIL that Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, has only written four episodes in its 30 year run.

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yeZv TIL of Rachel Hoffman, a 23-y.o. college grad who was murdered in a drug sting gone wrong. After being caught with 5 oz. of weed & 4 ecstasy pills, she was forced to try buying $13k of coke, ecstasy, & a gun.
O5A1 TIL that consuming asparagus affects the smell of urine, but only 22% of the population have the gene to smell it
loww1 TIL that traditional Sikhs carry 4 objects on them at all times: a comb, a bracelet, a blade, and a very specific pair of underpants in addition to keeping their hair long that make up "The Five K's."
kOGKd TIL of a KFC knockoff in Bangkok that used Hitler's face instead of the colonel's for the logo
6EvQm TIL- Bees don't buzz during an eclipse - Using tiny microphones suspended among flowers, researchers recorded the buzzing of bees during the 2017 North American eclipse. The bees were active and noisy right up to the last moments before totality. As totality hit, the bees all went silent in unison.