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TIL that "first world" & "third world" was used as to label geopolitical blocs

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OokPg TIL the practice of family or ethnic roasting in Western and Central Africa is actually an UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.
9my6 TIL Szechuan peppers cause numbness when eaten because they contain hydroxy-alpha-sanshool, a molecule that binds to cells’ tactile receptors to chemically simulate the same sensation as being vibrated at 50 hertz.
4XVjg TIL that up until the late 1960s, all 250,000 bagels made daily in NYC were handmade by just 350 artisans who were members of the NYC Bagel Union
gMOoX TIL Robert Hooke, despite pioneering the experimental method and discovering many elements of gravitational theory first, was almost entirely erased from history by Sir Isaac Newton because they did not like each other and Newton lived 25 years longer, allowing him to edit history to his favour.
EKbp TIL The United States tried to buy Greenland for $100,000,000, but Denmark refused to sell.