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TIL Its hard to find deodrant in Korea as almost all korean lacks gene ABCC11 responsible for armpit odor.

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oRRpo TIL that the term "blowing smoke up their butt/behind/arse" derives from the 1700s when blowing tobacco smoke in someone's anus was a method used for resuscitating drowning victims.
nW9Yo TIL about the the nilgai, scientific name Boselaphus tragocamelus. The generic name Boselaphus comes from the combination of the Latin bos "cow/ox" and the Greek elaphos "deer". The specific name tragocamelus comes from two Greek words tragos "he-goat" and kamelos "camel". It is an antelope
oR4D7 TIL in 10 years, mid '60s to mid '70s, the transport across the Atlantic went from steam powered liner ships to mach 2 supersonic airliner.
GAgZJ TIL that on May 19, 1998 L0pht Heavy Industries testified before the US Senate that they could take down the internet in 30 minutes with just a few packets.
4ArX TIL: Afghan opium production has risen 1500% since the U.S. invasion in 2001.