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TIL that even wine experts can’t distinguish red wine from white wine on taste alone

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M7wam TIL that during the Han Dynasty, Chinese aristocrats would be buried in full-body jade burial suits. Each suit consisted of thousands of little blocks of jade tied together with gold thread.
XEyYR TIL that wrinkles in the brain are an evolutionary trait - folds allow more brain matter to fit in the skull without increasing the skull's size.
ADm8d TIL ancient Romans used urine to whiten their teeth. When left out too long, urine decomposes into ammonia, which is a great cleaning product that takes out stains easily.
epWYn TIL that an octopus has 3 hearts and blue blood