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TIL Essential Oils are not 'essential' or indispensible for the human body (like essential amino acids and essential fatty acids). The word 'essential' in Essential Oils simply means it contains the essence of the plant's fragrance.

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rNpJw TIL that most planes are painted white to save fuel and reflect sunlight keeping the plane cooler and reducing the need for air conditioning
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agE9 TIL Famous Czech hockey player Jaromir Jagr wears #68 to honour the rebellion in Czechoslovakia against the Soviet Union in 1968.
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