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BveL TIL that armpit stains aren’t caused by sweat. Instead, they are caused by the aluminum in antiperspirants being combined with the sweat.
5VGQ8 TIL that scientists have created a new form of ice called "superionic ice" that exists as both solid and liquid at the same time
Z807Y TIL: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God" was a motto suggested for the Seal of the United States. Jefferson eventually appropriated it for his own seal. The source of the motto is not known for certain, but may have originated with Benjamin Franklin.
e0A9g Men should favour weight lifting and running over cycling in order to preserve their bones, scientists have said after a study suggested brittle bone disorders are more common than previously thought.
78OVx TIL in May 1945, the 12th Army Group under the command of Omar Bradley numbered 1.3 million men in 43 divisions, and is the largest group of US soldiers to ever serve under an American field commander.