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TIL that due to high cost, most wasabi found in the US is actually horseradish with green dye.

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v17VB TIL Tu Youyou discovered artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin, used to treat malaria, a breakthrough in twentieth-century tropical medicine, saving millions of lives. She is described as “almost completely forgotten by people”.
wkO8 TIL a prop at an amusement park that was thought to be a mannequin was discovered to be the mummified body of a train robber
QNvma TIL Hello Kitty has a boyfriend named "Dear Daniel"
7PWP TIL Canadians say “eh” because it is short for the Cree word “Eha” meaning “yes” or “I agree.” The Cree were some of the most prominent members of the Canadian fur trade, which shaped Canada’s history. Europeans adapted some of their behaviours, hence the saying eh.
6ELeX TIL, that a DIN A3 paper is 420mm wide.