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TIL Cotton Candy is called Fairy Floss in Australia

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jYKn TIL Nazgul, is Persian and Kurdish female name meaning “shy rose” or “delicate flower”.
0d5OR TIL of the bliss point; a point where, in processed foods, the levels of salt, sugar, and fat cause people to feel the food is "just right." Bliss point foods commonly produce cravings, and can bypass the body's satiety signals and lead to overeating
nWPVY TIL that, US Labor law originally banned members of the Communist party from holding union office
6wA8 TIL of the Mallows Bay ghost fleet, a massive group of US WWI ships intentionally sunk in the Potomac River, about an hour’s drive from Washington, DC. Along with other wrecks in the immediate area, some 200 ships dating back to the Revolutionary War can be found there, many visible from the shore.
awvW9 TIL that 90% of all bees are solitary and don't work in a hive or colony.