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TIL that sugar is added to cigarettes and can account for up to 20% of their weight. This not only makes cigarettes better tasting but also more addictive.

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R55X4 TIL Einstein's great breakthroughs came from visual experiments performed in his head rather than the lab.
E1xyV TIL there is a monument in Dalby, Queensland commemorating a species of moth that eradicated the invasive Prickly Pear Cactus that had spread across 15000 square miles of Australia.
R7wrQ TIL that famous "Soviet flag over Reichstag" photo, was doctored because the soldier holding the flag was wearing 2 watches. Photographer erased the watch on his right arm because he thought soldier had looted items from dead Nazi soldiers, which was a punishable offence.
GAom1 TIL: A study in 2009 randomly selecting people with beards, mustaches, and clean-shaven found that mustached individuals made 8.2% more money than the bearded and 4.3% more than cleanshaven. However, they spent 11% more money. The study was funded by the American Mustache Institute.
8ora TIL McDonald’s “Super Sizing” started as a Jurassic Park merchandising tie-in.