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TIL Xylitol, a product that is harmless to humans but toxic to dogs, is found in some peanut butter brands.

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j69OR TIL Egyptian hieroglyphs from 2690 BCE constitute the earliest known complete sentence and is found in the tomb of Seth-Peribsen (2nd Dynasty), Umm El Qa'ab. The sentence refers to the entombed king's father and translates as, "He has united the Two Lands for his son, Dual King Peribsen."
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1adj8 TIL that La Malinche was a native woman who played a key role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, acting as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. Today the term "malinchista" refers to a disloyal compatriot in Mexico.