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TIL that vitamin D3 comes from human skin

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01e5 TIL That you don’t really need to brush twice a day AFTER meals. Brushing is really just about cleaning the plaque which houses microbes on your teeth. It’s better to clear the plaque before meals so that your meals don’t feed the plaque which feeds the teeth-damaging microbes.
4XkLa TIL that Australia has the highest rate of private incarceration per capita of any country in the world.
kJ0Y5 TIL about Pandanus Language which is only ever used by some New Guinea peoples when collecting Pandanus nuts
gBKD TIL Cars in Germany are given a colored sticker corresponding to the emission level of the vehicle. These stickers allow or restrict a driver’s ability to drive through certain environmental zones of the country.
NXyM8 TIL about Esmie Tseng. She endured parental abuse despite having top marks in school, often getting punished by standing naked in the corner for grades such as 96%. In 2005, she murdered her mother with a butcher knife. Later, she was tried as an adult and ultimately served six years in prison.