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TIL The vast majority of the worlds party glitter is bought by a an unknown cooperation for completely unknown purposes. When a NYT investigated, she was completely stonewalled and was only told that she would never guess it and would not know it was glitter if she saw it in use.

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QJ0bX TIL scientists debunked the “people look left when lying” myth by studying adults in press conferences appealing for info about missing family members. They tracked the eye movements of speakers later convicted of murdering the “missing” loved one.
ANLRw TIL there are carnivorous caterpillars that wear the skins of their prey.
rmy4 TIL of the youngest execution by the US government. George Stinney was executed at 14 years old for murder. The electric chair cap didn’t fit his small head and he had to use a bible as a booster seat.
Meeva Everything, from your attempt to scoop it up to eat it, would be bad.
rAWw TIL that nearly 100% of those older than 60 years of age are diagnosed with herpes of the eye at autopsy.