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TIL that Taylor Swift has an impact on the Canadian economy

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4XVOo TIL ancient Egyptian eye makeup provided psychic protection as well beauty enhancement. An unadorned and thus unprotected eye was believed vulnerable to the Evil Eye. Outlining the eyes became a personal protective amulet drawn right upon the skin that, once applied, could not be lost or stolen.
YgP TIL that in a pinch, hand sanitizer can be used as a makeshift deodorant. The alcohol in it will kill any odor causing bacteria
Elax TIL the CIA spent millions of dollars installing spy equipment inside the body of a cat only to have it run over by a car on its first test mission.
0J0y TIL That Tommy Pickles’ mother was Russian-Jewish American. This means that Tommy Pickles and Dil Pickles were Kosher Pickles.
7xVL TIL that it costs NASA more than $40,000 to ship the equivalent of a 2-liter bottle of water to the International Space Station which is why the systems onboard the ISS recycle 75% of water needed from the astronauts urine and sweat etc.