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TIL: Cats Can't Taste Sweetness

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QJWy6 TIL a 2010 Study Found Ozzy Osbourne to Carry "Several Hundred Thousand" Genome Variants that Have Never Been Seen by Scientists, that of Which Make Him Less Susceptible to the Harms of Drugs and Alcohol - and Ultimately a Mutant
VMYb4 TIL the United States Department of Justice has filed a forfeiture complaint in federal court to seize the rights to the movies “Dumb and Dumber To” and “Daddy’s Home,” on the grounds that the movies were financed using money stolen from a Malaysian government investment fund.
jNaJE TIL that sexsomnia is a sleep disorder where people experience sleep-related sexual behavior. These behaviors range from masturbation to sexual intercourse. People with this disorder engage in sexual behaviors while asleep, often with other people.
mwwO TIL diamonds aren’t rare; their demand is a marketing invention. In 1938 De Beers hired an ad agency who arbitrarily decided that a diamond engagement ring is worth 1 month’s salary. It worked so well they increased it to 2 months’ salary. De Beers carefully restricts supply to keep the prices high.
YJYZ TIL: 32% of Iraqis are not sure if Allah exists, 11% of Iraqis think that Allah doesn’t exist