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TIL We touch our face so much because we are unconsciously sniffing our hands to gain information about the people and environment around us.

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aBw9 TIL Coca Cola Freestyle machines send data to Coke’s headquarters to help inform them whether beverage flavors should be recalled, discontinued, or created.
6E1x8 TIL that the last Emperor of Rome Romulus Augustus, has a significant name because, the founder of Rome was called Romulus and the First Emperor of Rome was named Augustus. The circular nature of his death brings a lovely end to the story of Rome.
nQdb TIL Cashews are deadly poisonous before roasting and are hard to harvest because their shells are poisonous to the touch
pYDdb TIL there are more trees on our planet than stars in the Milky Way
xVGXo TIL Martin Luther King, Jr.'s mother was also assassinated, and his brother was found dead in a swimming pool at age 38.