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TIL The SunChips compostable bag, introduced in 2010, was known for being exceptionally loud, reaching 95 decibels, which is comparable to a motorcycle or a subway train.

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gKnX TIL Hitler had a bushy handlebar moustache until WW1. He was instructed to clip it so it would fit snugly under a gas mask.
oRvrr TIL that there is a vast illegal black market for blood in India. Selling blood and paying donors in India is illegal, but across the country, a vast "red market" proliferates. People are even kept prisoner in 'Blood Farms' and harvested for their blood.
Br8Ak TIL that the world's oldest mouse, Yoda, reached the age of 4 years in a pathogen-free environment at the University of Michigan, living with his cage mate Princess Leia. 100-year-old people are much more common than 4-year-old mice.", said his lab director.
koy1 TIL that Pakistan’s top porn search phrase is “indian sex video (gay)”
awkYb TIL "Irish goodbye" refers to a person ducking out of a party, social gathering or very bad date without bidding farewell. The phrase is attributed to the Potato Famine of 1845-1852, when many Irish fled their homeland for America. The distance and technology meant that they were gone forever.