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TIL the prominent scarring on Seal's face is the result of a type of lupus called discoid lupus erythematosus, which affects the skin and leaves large scars.

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X0EGD TIL about censorship in Turkish media. Alcohol and Tobacco products are blurred out and sometimes covered with a flower. Any forms of kissing or love making is banned amongst other things like mentioning brands.
19Qr TIL that in 2013, the village of Miami Shores forced a married couple to either stop growing vegetables or pay $50 per day, they justified they’re decision by saying vegetables are “ugly”.
wl07 TIL Marvel gave Robert Downey Jr. the 30-foot tall letter “A” last seen hanging on Stark tower in The Avengers as a gift. Downey displays it in prominently at his Venice office.
xBnw TIL Asimov’s concept of “psychohistory” (predicting the course of history using statistical mathematics) is now a real field of study called “cliodynamics”.
e0OB4 TIL the British used to call mainland Europe "The Continent." As more continental European tourists travel to England and the Americas, they push for a breakfast of pastry, fruit, and coffee they normally eat. That is why hotels serve a "Continental Breakfast." Also because it's cheap.