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TIL Kobe Bryant Was Named By His Parents After The Famous Japanese Kobe Beef

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9lnQ TIL between 1932 and 1972 the US government tricked black citizens into believing they were receiving free healthcare so they could study the natural progression of untreated syphilis.
bynQ TIL if Mario was a real person, he would have to run (and swim) 3.4 miles to complete Super Mario Bros.
a8vM0 TIL a Victorian undertaker inadvertently launched the first Low Carb diet craze
Myda TIL: There is an island in South Carolina, off limits to humans, that is home to 4000 monkeys used for medical experiments.
DQNDe TIL smell is the only sense that isn’t processed by the thalamus (sensory integration center of the brain); instead, smell is directly processed in the primary olfactory cortex without us consciously registering them, which is why odors can bring back memories without us understanding why.