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TIL Oral sex linked to Bacterial Vaginosis.

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D1Dve TIL that ocean gets its smell from a compound called dimethylsulphide which is produced from microorganisms in ocean
B6d TIL that a high school girl became the first person to fold paper in half 12 times. She also derived the mathematical equation that describes the limit of paper folding
Vpy0 TIL that gram for gram, chocolate frosting is more nutritious than Nutella.
9YRmQ TIL in the Mughal Empire, which ruled South Asia in the 16th-18th centuries, the living standard and per-capita income were higher than in Britain (the highest in Europe); the price of grain was far lower than in Britain; and in 1600, 15% lived in urban areas - in Britain in 1700 it was only 13%
R5VxQ TIL that the premise of the movie Sunshine, a crew of space voyagers trying to revive fading sun with an artificial explosion, had been used in literature as early as in 1931.