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TIL that the Proust Phenomenon describes how odors can trigger vivid and emotional memories more effectively than other sensory cues.

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1ayKr TIL that in 2017, a Tinder profile was created for Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino describing him as the ‘most eligible bachelor in the world’. His profile started with the line “I’m one of a kind”. He was euthanized on 19 March 2018, after suffering from age-related complications.
XAA6 TIL Stanley Kubrick used lenses commissioned by NASA for the Apollo moon landings while filming his Victorian masterpiece, Barry Lyndon, allowing him to capture scenes lit only by candlelight.
85GX TIL Springsteen’s Born In The USA was about the harmful effects of the Vietnam War on Americans and the treatment of Vietnam veterans upon their return home.
b691p TIL Postboxes have underground feet and aren't just bolted to the floor.
BrZZe TIL Starchy carbs, not a Paleo diet, were responsible for the rapid increase in size of the human brain around 800,000 years ago. Eating meat may have kickstarted this evolution, but cooked starchy foods, together with more salivary amylase genes, made us smarter still.