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TIL that, despite being widely taught in schools, the idea that different sections of the tongue are exclusively responsible for different basic tastes is a common misconception

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ADXNd TIL The actor who portrays the elder brother Reese in Malcolm in the Middle (Justin Berfield) is actually younger than the actor who portrayed the “middle” child, Malcolm (Frankie Muniz).
nWnKo TIL the term “gaslighting” originates in a British play-turned film from the 1930s. The play was called “Gas Light” and the plot is about a husband who mentally and emotionally manipulates his wife into believing she is crazy by changing the intensity of the gas lamps within their home.
dDrZB TIL of the Cavalese incident of 1998 that occurred on February 3, 1998, in Cavalese, Italy. A US Marine Corps aircraft was flying at a low altitude when it severed the cable of a ski lift. The cable car plummeted to the ground, resulting in the deaths of all 20 people on board.
WkJGA TIL That Mark Ruffalo’s younger brother, Scott Ruffalo, was murdered in 2008. He had been shot. In memory of his brother, Mark sometimes takes roles that remind him of his personality. The murder remains unsolved.
nWaPd TIL that the oldest giraffe living under human care spent most of her life in Lufkin, Texas.