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TIL why some cheeses come in wheels and others in blocks
Cheeses that are made in wheels, like creamy Brie and Camembert, need equal rates of salt uptake, as well as even ripening action from its molds (like P. camemberti and P. candidum) as they break down the milk proteins and produce the delicious ambrosia within. The wheel shape facilitates both as the consistent thickness encourages equal absorption as the surface flora spread.
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TIL some people possess a mutant gene that lets them sleep less
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TIL the snow from Boston's miserable winter of 2015 is STILL melting in July
The remnants of an ice mound that once measured 75 feet high and covered four acres are still slowly melting in the July sun in an empty Boston lot. (Apologies if the NYT throws up a paywall.)
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TIL in 1996 a man hit himself in the head with a boomerang. He sued himself for US$ 300,000, with the entire payout coming from his insurance company.
A Kentucky man who threw a boomerang that flew back and hit him on the head has sued himself for US$300,000 (HK$2.32 million) - and won....
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TIL So few Lamborghinis were ordered in manual that whenever someone did, it was just assumed to be an error and made sure it was double checked
When Ferrari made the move to drop its iconic gated stick shift the Italian automaker boasted that its transmission technology had become so impressive that shifting your own gears was, at best, antiquated and at worst, robbing the car of its performance. With the launch of the new Huracán and retirement of its Gallardo model,...
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TIL Japanese police fire paint-balls at fleeing vehicles so that other police vehicles can see them and to identify them later.
TIL Japanese police fire paint-balls at fleeing vehicles so that other police vehicles can see them and to identify them at a later date if they get away. The paint is Bright orange and difficult to remove.
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TIL the first animal to ask an existential question was from a parrot named Alex. He asked what color he was, and learned that it was "grey".
Alex (1976 – September 6, 2007)[1] was an African grey parrot and the subject of a thirty-year (1977–2007) experiment by animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg, initially at the University of Arizona and later at Harvard University and Brandeis University. When he asked what color he was he became the first and only non-human animal to have ever asked an existential question.[2][3]
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TIL of Cunningham's Law: "The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer."
Cunningham's Law states "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer."
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TIL That the Dutch East India Company was the most valuable company ever. Worth 78 Million Dutch Guilders, adjusted to USD it was worth $7.4Trillion.
View the Most valuable companies in history, adjusted for inflation photo gallery on Yahoo Finance. Find more news related pictures in our photo galleries.
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TIL that Jack Black's parents are both rocket scientists.
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, singer, and producer.
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TIL that Bob Marley's wife, Rita, was shot in the head during his attempted assassination. However, she had dreadlocks so thick, they saved her life.
A memoir by the woman who knew Bob Marley best--his wife, Rita.
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TIL Elmer Fudd initially wanted to shoot Bugs Bunny with a camera. He came to the country to photograph wildlife but Bugs drove him crazy
Elmer J. Fudd is one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters. He’s the sworn enemy of Bugs Bunny.
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TIL Mary-Kate Olsen refused to speak to authorities about the death of Heath Ledger without the promise of legal immunity
Mary-Kate Olsen (born June 13, 1986)[1] is a former American actress, fashion designer, producer, author, businesswoman, and equestrian. She co-founded luxury fashion brands The Row, Elizabeth and James, and the more affordable lines Olsenboye and StyleMint alongside her fraternal twin sister Ashley Olsen. Olsen pursued acting independently as an adult until 2012.[2]
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TIL Bananas are naturally full of seeds, but we have selectively bred them to have very few.
Have you every stopped to think and wonder if bananas have seeds? Learn how these trees reproduce.
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TIL there's a "mansion" in CT that is 90' long but only 18' deep. The house's builder was a magician and wanted to incorporate that into his home.
I thought this was incredible.
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TIL that the Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man was invented as an art project for the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics
An airdancer is a large inflatable device comprising a long tube attached to a fan which causes the tube to move in a dancing or flailing motion; some variants may resemble humans with tube arms. Airdancers are generally called an inflatable tube or a moving figure, such as "windyman", "skydancer", "tube man" and "flyguy"; the phrase "Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man" has also become a popular name for the decorations after originating in an episode of Family Guy
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TIL a Coca-Cola employee can get fired for drinking Pepsi on the job
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The big difference between drinking a Coke or a Pepsi could be a pink slip, as one Coke employee discovered Thursday.
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TIL Martin Van Buren (b. 1782) was the first president born a US citizen
Find out more about the history of Martin Van Buren, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com
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TIL Adam Sandler won both the worst actor and actress Razzie awards for his movie Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill is a 2011 American comedy film co-written, produced by, and starring Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, and Al Pacino, and directed by Dennis Dugan, who has collaborated with Sandler on many of his films. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and released on November 11, 2011.[4]
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NSFW TIL a guy in South Africa walked into a supermarket, strolled into the butchery area, swiped his neck across the meat saw, cutting off his head
Shocked butchery staff at the Richard's Bay Shoprite Checkers branch have received intensive counselling after witnessing a man cut off his own head using an electric meat saw.
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