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TIL that the primary ingredient in sugar-free Tic Tacs is sugar. Manufacturer Ferrero openly admits to exploiting a regulatory loophole.

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4kPRg TIL that during the Cold War, the US military developed a “supergun” capable of firing projectiles into space to intercept enemy satellites
8v8K TIL in 1897, a newlywed woman was found dead in her home. Although her death was attributed to natural causes, her mother’s insistence that she had been visited by the woman’s ghost compelled authorities to reopen the case, at which time an autopsy revealed the woman had suffered a broken neck.
E1ljp TIL that the largest living organism on earth is a mushroom in Oregon, USA. Occupying 3.7 sq miles and is 2.4 miles across. (9.6sq km and 3.8km)
1aa8d New research finds it stimulates a pleasant form of mind-wandering.
xGb TIL that Bayer, famous for producing aspirin, purchased prisoners from Auschwitz to test new drugs.