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TIL Birthday candles can be traced back to the ancient Greeks

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VBX6m TIL the "official" death of President Zachary Taylor was an overconsumption of cherries and milk, but the cause of death has been the subject of conspiracy theories.
Oxla TIL that most bamboo species flower only once every several decades, but when they do, all of the bamboo from the same group flower at the same time, regardless of where they are planted.
dv7K TIL that birds are by far the most abused type of animal in the United States. All birds — egg-laying hens, meat chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and others — are excluded from all federal animal protection laws.
KNwQ TIL Mel Brooks’ “The Producers” was successfully released in Sweden as “Springtime for Hitler”, prompting similar titles for almost all his other films, such as Springtime for Space, Springtime for the Sheriff, Springtime for Frankenstein. (Space Balls, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein)
JY7mm TIL Any word, when repeated multiple times consecutively, loses its meaning and starts sounding weird. This is called semantic satiation. It happens because the brain ceases to recognise it as a word and breaks it down into sounds.