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TIL Classical marble statues used to be painted in color; although they have faded to blank whiteness, we can use UV light to see the original textures

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NXMa1 TIL Thomas Crapper did not invent the toilet or use of the word “crap” but he did work as a sanitation engineer and his toilets are probably responsible for the use of the phrase “going to the crapper.”
pOvN TIL that the Bananas we eat today are all clones of one another and they might go extinct because there’s no genetic diversity.
bynQ TIL if Mario was a real person, he would have to run (and swim) 3.4 miles to complete Super Mario Bros.
MeOob TIL FDA has banned the use of microplastic in rinse-off cosmetics.
wrK7 TIL: Playboy is also published in braille