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TIL that aloe vera is the only vegan source of B12 (usually it's found in meat and eggs only).

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BrAEk TIL that astrology was scientifically proven inaccurate on accident. This was done with a medical study called “time twins” that was carried out in London in 1958, with over 2000 subjects, examining over 100 different characteristics including anxiety, IQ, etc. in individuals born in the same month.
1mPV TIL that when Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926, the police asked Arthur Conan Doyle to help find her.
Ooyd7 TIL that the ACLU was originally founded as the Civil Liberties Bureau after World War I broke out in 1917 to oppose the creation of a draft and protect conscientious objectors to World War I.
a8wQ9 TIL butterflies like to "mud puddle" where they basically extract and eat the salts find in mud, blood, feces and dead animals, because it's extremely nutritious for them.
8dZZ TIL that “kiln” was originally pronounced with a silent “n.” Linguists believe that written descriptions of kilns reached people who had never heard of them before; they assumed the “n” was pronounced, and this mispronunciation took over.