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TIL of Jin Ling cigarettes, a brand of cigarettes that is never legally sold and is designed explicitly for smuggling and cigarette tax evasion.

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NXGZP TIL of Ernst Haeckel a German scientist who in 1914 was the first person to call The First World War, The First World War.
Kn6Q TIL human brains store a pet dog’s name in the same place as family members’ names, but not a cat’s name
W7gnL TIL that schizophrenic hallucinations vary across culture, western illusions usually being more violent and harmful
OK8g TIL there was a man who fought for Finland, the Nazis, and the US Army Special Forces, escaped a POW camp, was pardoned by the President of Finland, earned a Bronze Star and Five Purple Hearts, and disappeared in 1965, only to have his remains confirmed in 1999.
xVMRg TIL that European armies persisted with brightly colored uniforms into the 20th century because, until the advent of smokeless powder, camouflage was unnecessary: battlefields were so thick with gun-smoke that unit positions and movements were naturally concealed.