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TIL Amazon Alexa comes equipped with a library of 42 different fart sounds

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4XNQN TIL flotsam, jetsam, lagan & derelict all have very specific legal meanings under the law of the admiralty and marine salvage
pYwM4 TIL Earwax is produced by the ear to clean and protect itself. It's secreted by glands in the skin that line the outer half of your ear canals. The wax and tiny hairs in these passages trap dust and other foreign particles that could damage deeper structures, such as your eardrum
eaLg TIL that the word “idiot”, in Athenian democracy, referred to a person who was selfish and concerned only about their private affairs, while having no interest in public concerns at all.
OGlGL TIL: Vani or Swara, is a custom where 4-14 yo girls are given in marriage or servitude to the aggrieved family in compensation for crimes. The custom started 400 years ago when 2 Pakistani tribes settled a war by giving their girls. One ruling in 2012 had 13 girls given to settle a bloody feud.
GyJg TIL nails grow faster in summer.