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TIL wisdom teeth are virtually nonexistent in indigenous Mexicans

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j8Zv TIL that 29% of San Francisco’s air pollution comes from China
xPKo TIL that Creedence Clearwater Revival are a band of San Francisco natives, and were certainly not “born on a bayou.”
J1glk TIL Alvin and the Chipmunks, were created by novelty singer Ross Bagdasarian, performing as Dave Seville. Asked to create another novelty song, he invented the Chipmunks, naming them after record company executives. All three were voiced by Bagdasarian, later his son, and have won 5 Grammys.
BYwW TIL a murder case in ancient China that involved the use of a sickle was solved by testing the whole village’s sickles to see which one attracted flies in the midday sun, the culprit was identified and justice was delivered.
RwWl TIL The most complex character in the Chinese language takes 57 strokes to write. It is a noodle dish.