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TIL of Libertinism, described as an extreme form of hedonism. Libertines put value on physical pleasures, meaning those experienced through the senses. Notable practitioners included Cyrano de Bergerac, Aleister Crowley, Don Juan, and even some people from modern times.

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W7kxA TIL that Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) can only be titled as such if it meets certain conditions: its free acidity must be less than 0.8%, must have a sensory grade higher than 6.5 points, a median of zero defects, and a median of fruitiness above zero. It is the highest quality of olive oil around.
dDy6r TIL that the only woman to ever appear on an US Dollar banknote has been Martha Washington. She appeared on the 1886 and 1891 series of one-dollar silver certificates. Her portrait was used again next to her husband, George, on the back of the 1896 one-dollar note
Pbag TIL Apple, Google, Microsoft, and several other large corporations have agreed to not hire each others employees in order to stop employees wage bargaining potential, Facebook refused to take part.
pYE9e TIL Bees and flowers are both electrically charged which allows a bee to detect which flower still has nectar
OoRPe TIL that in the original Grimms' Rumpelstiltskin (1812), when the imp's name was revealed, he fled in surrender, never to be seen again. In 1857, the Grimms rewrote a new, more brutal ending, wherein the Imp, in defeat, plants one foot in the ground, grabs the other, and tears his own body in half.