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TIL Cosmetic companies list water as "aqua" because they are abiding by the INCI (International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients) which is a naming system for oils, pigments, chemicals, and other ingredients of cosmetics. This way everyone knows exactly what's what when they read the label.

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drj7 TIL that around 1778, fashionable Parisian women rarely went out in potentially stormy weather without lightning rods attached to their hats–an artist sketched this hat-lightening-rod contraption (looks like a long drooping chain hanging off the hat, rather than an upright antenna).
RJWj TIL In an effort to curb congestion and carbon emissions in Singapore, normal cars have huge taxes and duties; A Toyota Prius costs $154,000 USD, A BMW 6 series coupe costs $$330,000
pZBO TIL the idea that house dust is mostly composed of dead skin is a complete myth
e9Ok TIL that the very first episode of Cops starts off with an El Camino that has a homemade cardboard box stuffed with police officers.
4Dmw TIL on his 1909 safari, Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit killed a total of 17 lions, 11 elephants, and 20 rhinoceros. After the year-long hunt, “the expedition collected 1,100 specimens, including 500 big game.”