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TIL the man who invented the chiffon cake was named Baker

1 upvotes • fatfeline565

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TIL - You can control blood sugar levels by eating your food in the right order

1 upvotes • lukem1988

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TIL that in 2011, after a landslide on a mountain in Russia, local residents discovered an underground cave that has perfectly even walls. The bottom of the pit has not been fully mapped yet and may continue further down.

1 upvotes • NeutronicTachyon

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TIL that in the US state of Florida, tyramine is a Schedule I drug, illegal in “any material [at] any quantity,” making many wines, cheeses, and chocolates technically illegal.

1 upvotes • cardinarium

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TIL that Dr Donald Unger, actually cracked the knuckles of his left hand at least twice a day for over 50 years whilst never cracking those on his right hand in order to prove his mother wrong – he never developed arthritis in either hand, and won an IgNobel award for his efforts in 2009.

1 upvotes • yourcutie99

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"TIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible."

1 upvotes • Tychicus

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TIL In 1898 Queen Margherita got the very first pizza delivery in Naples

1 upvotes • PoodleBirds

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Sperm contains 5-7 calories

1 upvotes • SHOULDsea

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TIL there’s a child molester that played in the Olympics that cried for getting booed

1 upvotes • SHOULDsea

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TIL that it’s illegal to die in Longyearbyen, Norway. The climate is so extreme that permafrost doesn’t allow bodies to be buried or to decompose, preserving pathogens/viruses for centuries. Dying residents are taken to Norwegian mainland over 2000 km away.

1 upvotes • ApprehensiveWill1

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL the man who invented the chiffon cake was named Baker	1	fatfeline565
TIL - You can control blood sugar levels by eating your food in the right order	1	lukem1988
TIL that in 2011, after a landslide on a mountain in Russia, local residents discovered an underground cave that has perfectly even walls. The bottom of the pit has not been fully mapped yet and may continue further down.	1	NeutronicTachyon
TIL that in the US state of Florida, tyramine is a Schedule I drug, illegal in “any material [at] any quantity,” making many wines, cheeses, and chocolates technically illegal.	1	cardinarium
TIL that Dr Donald Unger, actually cracked the knuckles of his left hand at least twice a day for over 50 years whilst never cracking those on his right hand in order to prove his mother wrong – he never developed arthritis in either hand, and won an IgNobel award for his efforts in 2009.	1	yourcutie99
"TIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible."	1	Tychicus
TIL In 1898 Queen Margherita got the very first pizza delivery in Naples	1	PoodleBirds
Sperm contains 5-7 calories	1	SHOULDsea
TIL there’s a child molester that played in the Olympics that cried for getting booed	1	SHOULDsea
TIL that it’s illegal to die in Longyearbyen, Norway. The climate is so extreme that permafrost doesn’t allow bodies to be buried or to decompose, preserving pathogens/viruses for centuries. Dying residents are taken to Norwegian mainland over 2000 km away.	1	ApprehensiveWill1