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TIL Luffas don’t come from the ocean.

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rRw6W TIL: The death toll due to 9/11 continues to rise. Cases of "life-threatening illnesses such as mesothelioma and asbestosis" are being newly reported years after the incident, as victims in the vicinity were covered in dust from the World Trade Center, which was created using asbestos
OoNJa TIL Cats are not dogs! In Mild Disbelief
v1Ng4 TIL That cells in the retina decline in sensitivity as we age. Meaning that colours e.g blue appear washed out as the years pass. In short the sky actually was bluer when you were younger.
gvGX TIL the Oxford English Dictionary cites The Beastie Boys as being responsible for coining the term “mullet” in 1994 to refer to the popular 1980s hairstyle.
Me4L7 TIL that Vincent Van Gogh might have been murdered by a teenage bully who dressed as a cowboy.