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TIL we shed .4 oz of skin per day

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kOOX4 TIL that, in his book Natural History, roman philosopher Pliny the Elder adviced to "rub the teeth with ashes of burnt mouse-dung and honey" for the bad breath.
K5J6 TIL that Disney World is located in and governed by the Reedy Creek Improvement District, a jurisdiction created by Disney that is exempt from all Florida land use laws
1mO8 TIL Arab and Somali merchants tricked the Romans and Greeks into thinking cinnamon came from Somalia, when in reality, they were exploiting them by importing it from India and selling it to North Africa and Europe for far higher prices.
95a7 TIL The Judge Who Sentenced Saddam Was Executed by ISIS
78JBL TIL glass sponge could live as long as 15,000 years. Meaning oldest living glass sponges were around before human built any permanent structure on Earth