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TIL that the dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a ‘nurdle’

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NX58J TIL Edward G. Robinson spoke seven languages and used atleast six of them to deliver anti-Nazi speeches from London during the Second World War. Additionally Robinson was the first movie star to entertain the troops in Normandy, crossing the channel less than a month after the invasion.
e86k TIL that the US requires all cars made after 2018 to have a backup camera installed.
oReZL TIL During the 1800s, Hawai‘i became one of the most literate nations in the world with over 90% of the population able to read and write. Even King Kamehameha III proudly declared, “He aupuni palapala ko‘u” (“I have a kingdom of education”).
xV8Ew TIL about Kim Bok-Dong and what a "comfort woman" was. During WWII, at 14 years old, Kim Bok-Dong was taken to Japan where she joined other young women who were forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers. The Japanese government later made them work as nurses to try to hide what had happened
Ooaga TIL original wild bananas contained large seeds, but humans bred them to have tiny seeds for easier consumption.