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TIL that women's farts generally smell far worse than men's because they contain remarkably higher levels of hydrogen sulfide.

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R7Dja TIL that there is a punctuation mark for sarcasm. Introduced in 2010, the "SarcMark" looks like a reversed 6 with a dot in the middle. It is used just like the question mark or exclamation mark, except this mark indicates irony or sarcasm. However, anyone hoping to use it must pay $1.99 (£1.20).
X0rdE TIL that the initial plot for 9/11 was to hijack 10 planes and additional targets included the FBI/CIA HQs and nuclear plants. All male passengers of the final plane were to be murdered before landing it, where the pilot planned to make a speech.
4XRGJ TIL that interracial marriage was technically illegal in Alabama until 2000 (although unenforceable due to Loving v Virginia). In the 2000 referendum, only 59% of people voted in favour of removing these anti-miscegenation clauses from the state constitution
EgbZp TIL: In 1876, the Mississippi River changed course by breaking away a peninsula that The Union army failed to do 13 years prior.
gdKb TIL the welsh word for microwave is popty ping