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TIL that the colored section of a toothbrush is termed "indicator bristles." They signal when it's time to replace your toothbrush as the color diminishes.

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X0gX TIL that kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
P1JRn TIL President Diouf began an anti-AIDS program in Senegal, before the virus was able to take off. He used media and schools to promote safe-sex messages and required prostitutes to be registered. While AIDS was decimating much of Africa, the infection rate for Senegal stayed below 2 percent
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Y7nEd TIL Aliens are real