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TIL that the little dangling pieces of skin on the underside of your tongue serve no purpose whatsoever.

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AD57l TIL just how massive and well coordinated the opening air attack on Iraq was in Desert Storm. Multiple countries were involved, multiple types of different aircraft were used, and hundreds of aircraft in the air all at the same time, it was an incredible effort.
BrJYb TIL McDonald’s once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli
v1NNL TIL Tiffany & Co, a luxury jewelry and specialty retailer, started out as a stationery and fancy goods store
E1Vnp TIL Navy Captain Chris Cassidy studied mathematics at the Naval Academy, ocean engineering at MIT, was a Navy SEAL for 11 years, and is an astronaut who spent 181 days in space.
DnLY TIL that Nirvana was kicked out of their own release party for Nevermind because of a food fight.