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woLg1 TIL that "Old Book Smell" is caused by lignin — a compound in wood-based paper — when it breaks down over time, it emits a faint vanilla scent.
b8jE TIL redheads experience pain differently from other people (more sensitive to some types of pain, less to others) because of their genetic makeup; they are also slightly less responsive to anaesthetics.
Ooej1 TIL the ancient Chinese used natural gas for lighting purposes around 500 B.C., using bamboo pipelines to transport the gas for miles.
yVy1w TIL the World Record for longest name is held by a man whose name contained 746 letters and 27 words. Each of his 26 surnames started with a different letter, in alphabetical order. His last name told the story of a Wolf-Slayer whose ancestors came here on a tungsten spaceship 1.2 million years ago.
woDkE TIL Dermot Mulroney Not Only Acts — He Also Plays the Cello for Star Wars and Star Trek Movies