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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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p84gZ TIL the Yucatan Peninsula got its name when the first Spanish explorers asked the Aztecs where they were and they said, "Yucatan," which means "I don't understand what you are saying" in their language and the Spanish thought that it was the name of the place.
yMpX TIL Canadian written, Anne of Green Gables, has been in Japan’s school curriculum since 1952 and every year, many Japanese tourists travel to the province of Prince Edward Island, to visit the Green Gable farmhouse.
oVaW TIL that Bikram Yoga was invented in the 1970’s by a man called Bikram Choudhury, who decided to copyright poses developed from those available for free for centuries. He also compares himself to Jesus and sues everyone who tries to “copy” his business.
W7VPo TIL some of the last German Soldiers to fight the Red Army during the Battle of Berlin were in fact foreign volunteers of the Waffen SS. Frenchmen of the 33rd Charlemagne Division and Scandinavians of the 11th Nordland Division joined together as some of the last defenders of the Third Reich.
8ajKP TIL the deadliest animal on Earth is the mosquito and they kill around 725,000 people annually. Humans are the second deadliest, killing 475,000 and they are followed by snakes with 50,000 and dogs with 25,000. On the other end of the spectrum sharks only kill about 10 people annually.