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TIL The US Code of Laws still refers to Native Americans as “Indians”

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AD9w7 TIL "Old People Smell" is caused by a molecule called 2-nonenal, which is secreted by ageing skin
eVDn TIL: Iceland is so small that virtually everyone is related but big enough so that you don’t know how you’re related
xVRKg TIL Jimmy Carr suffered a huge backlash when he joked that servicemen amputees would give the UK a good Paralympic team in 2012. In fact, the UK, including many Vets, came 3rd in that year, winning 34 golds
GYEBG TIL Aluminum is so expensive to smelt from ore, yet so cheap to recycle, that up to 75% of all aluminum ever mined is still in use today
xbbk TIL: North Korea used to buy full-page ads in the New York Times