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TIL "Old Person Smell" is actually a chemical called 2-nonenal

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x4WB TIL race means a subgroup within a species, which is not scientifically applicable to humans because there exist no subspecies within modern humans
e0X7g TIL that despite increases in computer power, each Shrek film has taken about twice as many hours to render as the one before it. Dreamworks calls this "Shrek's Law".
7rRjL TIL drivers in the UK who cause death while using their phones, speeding or are drunk face life in prison.
rOod TIL That OJ Simpsons was considered for the role of The Terminator but James Cameron couldn’t imagine such a nice guy playing the role of a ruthless killer
p8mxb TIL Bees have brains capable of performing basic maths. They have an understanding of the concept of zero and do basic addition and subtraction. They also have the ability to remember human faces they have seen before.