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TIL Venus has phases like the Moon

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woLg1 TIL that "Old Book Smell" is caused by lignin — a compound in wood-based paper — when it breaks down over time, it emits a faint vanilla scent.
Y7vWA TIL Ibex can climb near-vertical surfaces with ease
m1Mep TIL that Samuel L Jackson once held Martin Luther King Sr. hostage and also ushered at MLK Jr.’s funeral
AD9jw TIL Patrick Stewart has been using Cannabis-based products daily since 2015 to treat arthritis in both of his hands. He said that the ointment and spray have reduced the stiffness and pain in his hands, allowing him to make fists. He hasn’t had any Cannabis related negative side effects so far.
5wxp TIL A California dentist, Dr. Mark Anderson, was accused in 2007 of fondling the breasts of twenty-seven patients. Although he claimed that these “chest massages” were an effective treatment for TMJ, Anderson was later convicted of eleven counts of felony sexual battery.