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TIL the word for loving the smell of old books is Bibliosmia and that scientists can analyse the chemicals responsible for the old book smell to determine the books age.

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06oN TIL Thinkgeek got a cease-and-desist from the National Pork board for advertising Canned Unicorn Meat during april fools’ day
b9Q57 TIL that "red pandas" are actually composed of two distinct species, the chinese and himalayan ones. The chinese are basically more red, and have darker tail raings.
4NPg TIL Carl Sagan once said “An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God. I know of no such compelling evidence.”
e0pe4 TIL The Romans left graffiti carved in the pyramids like, "I didn't like anything but the sarcophagus," and, "I can't read the hieroglyphs."
m10bR TIL Titanic Officer, Charles Lightoller later assisted evacuation efforts in Dunkirk during WWII. The character, Dawson, in the Christopher Nolan film, was inspired by him.