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TIL Apple ships their products in unmarked trucks for security purposes.

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PY0bn TIL that essential oils are not so named because they are necessary or indispensable. It is because they contain the essence or the smell of plants. They are smeely oils.
QJWgk TIL that Owen Wilson attempted suicide and was subsequently treated for depression. A few days after his hospitalization, Wilson withdrew from his role in Tropic Thunder. He was replaced by Matthew McConaughey.
Xv0j TIL a retired Gurkha armed only with his Khukuri singlehandedly fought off 40 bandits, who attacked a train he was travelling on.
mxR9O TIL that the Christian Cult called "The Children of God" encouraged its female members to enter into sexual relationships with potential converts to lure them in. Called 'Flirty Fishing', they 'successfully' lured over 100,000 men into the cult.
dDl18 TIL that the person who destroyed most Axis planes during WW2 was not a fighter ace but a SAS commando