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TIL the red juices from steak isn’t blood, it’s myoglobin

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m1Zev TIL A study on the "fracture and flow" of Oreo cookies exists, in which researchers tried to split apart Oreo cookies to achieve an even distribution of cream on both halves. The researchers involved dubbed the study "Oreology".
Ooeke TIL that immediately after the murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the German chancellor mandated that all participant nations fly their flags at half-mast. Ten Arab nations objected to their flags being lowered to honour murdered Israelis, and so they were restored to full-mast.
QN7Z9 TIL about the fast food chain "Rax Roast Beef" which at one time operated a peak of 504 locations in the US in the 1980's, but due to continuous changes in its business model and shifting focus away from its core clientele eventually declined to just 8 locations today.
g4ZL TIL the longest static wall sit is 11 hr 51 min and 14 sec. It’s held by Dr.Thienna Ho
GAy5N TIL the Big Bang got its name from a Cambridge astronomer who thought the theory was bullshit. That man also discovered that elements were created inside star cores by nuclear fusion and believed that life originates from outside Earth .