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TIL of Synsepalum dulcificum, aka Miracle Fruit or Sweet Berry, due to it possessing miraculin (yes, that's it's real name) a hydrocarbon that binds itself to the user's tongue (specifically the sweet receptors) and makes bitter food taste sweet.

7 upvotes • Sanguinusshiboleth

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TIL that Max Martin is the song writer behind many hit pop songs, including "Blinding Lights," "Shake it off," and "I Want It That Way".

7 upvotes • Vany_1097

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TIL the ISS is traveling at 17,500 miles per hour

7 upvotes • godage

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TIL that Norman Bates from the movie and novel "Psycho", Leatherface from the movie "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", and Jame Gumb (Buffalo Bill) from the novel "The Silence of the Lambs" are based on the same man.

6 upvotes • DaisyMartin7rN

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TIL while the pyramids of ancient Egypt were probably not built by slaves, Jewish or otherwise, the Colosseum of ancient Rome likely was built by Jewish slaves and spoils taken by the Romans from the siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE.

6 upvotes • lightyearbuzz

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TIL peeling sticky tape generates X-rays

6 upvotes • spacemanp1

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TIL: A&W started a campaign in the 1980s to sell a 1/3 lb burger against McDonald's quarter pounder. It failed because Americans were not good at math and thought the 1/3 lb burger weighed less.

5 upvotes • Rick--Diculous

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TIL Los Angeles is the most dense urban area in US, New York City comes just 5th.

5 upvotes • BadenBaden1981

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TIL a soccer ball (football) was used for the first two years of basketball. In 1894 the first basketball was marketed.

5 upvotes • ChupdiChachi

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TIL that the Three-toed sloth (the world's slowest animal) travels at an average speed of 0.24 km/h (0.15 mph). It would take almost 7 minutes to get to first base in a baseball game.

4 upvotes • GeorgeAlfonsoSiVn

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL of Synsepalum dulcificum, aka Miracle Fruit or Sweet Berry, due to it possessing miraculin (yes, that's it's real name) a hydrocarbon that binds itself to the user's tongue (specifically the sweet receptors) and makes bitter food taste sweet.	7	Sanguinusshiboleth
TIL that Max Martin is the song writer behind many hit pop songs, including "Blinding Lights," "Shake it off," and "I Want It That Way".	7	Vany_1097
TIL the ISS is traveling at 17,500 miles per hour	7	godage
TIL that Norman Bates from the movie and novel "Psycho", Leatherface from the movie "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", and Jame Gumb (Buffalo Bill) from the novel "The Silence of the Lambs" are based on the same man.	6	DaisyMartin7rN
TIL while the pyramids of ancient Egypt were probably not built by slaves, Jewish or otherwise, the Colosseum of ancient Rome likely was built by Jewish slaves and spoils taken by the Romans from the siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE.	6	lightyearbuzz
TIL peeling sticky tape generates X-rays	6	spacemanp1
TIL: A&W started a campaign in the 1980s to sell a 1/3 lb burger against McDonald's quarter pounder. It failed because Americans were not good at math and thought the 1/3 lb burger weighed less.	5	Rick--Diculous
TIL Los Angeles is the most dense urban area in US, New York City comes just 5th.	5	BadenBaden1981
TIL a soccer ball (football) was used for the first two years of basketball. In 1894 the first basketball was marketed.	5	ChupdiChachi
TIL that the Three-toed sloth (the world's slowest animal) travels at an average speed of 0.24 km/h (0.15 mph). It would take almost 7 minutes to get to first base in a baseball game.	4	GeorgeAlfonsoSiVn