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TIL there’s a word for the smell of earth after rain… ‘Petrichor’

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Lpo9 TIL some Canadian police departments issue ‘positive tickets’ thanking citizens for doing something good.
neWOd TIL of Magdalena Solis, a Mexican prostitute who was paid to imitate an Incan goddess as part of a scam. She then began to genuinely believe she was a goddess, took over the cult, and started sacrificing her followers.
JYxGv TIL that old fire houses had towers constructed to hang the firehoses up to dry. Canvas hoses had to be dried thoroughly to avoid deterioration.
6EV4l TIL A man was arrested during layover flight in Dubai for possession of 0.003g of marijuana detcted in his shoe
PYDkJ TIL Vegemite, a food spread made of leftover brewery yeast, was banned in some Australian prisons to prevent inmates from making moonshine. Also, because Vegemite's high concentration of ions and water can be used to conduct electricity, it's currently being researched to make edible medical sensors