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TIL that the vaguely named vegetable oil is not derived from corn, wheat, or a variety of other vegetables but almost always soybean oil.

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wKXJ TIL Asbestos mechanically causes cancer. The fibers are so small that they enter cell nuclei and physically disrupt mitosis.
1aD0D TIL when German Instrument of Surrender was signed on May 7, 1945, Allies' journalists were banned from reporting it until Soviet Union hosted the repeat signing on May 8. Edward Kennedy from AP violated the ban, was subsequently ostracized, fired, and apologized to 60 years later.
e0l95 TIL about Casimir Pulaski, a Polish nobleman who saved the life of George Washington, became a general in the Continental Army, and is considered “the father of the American cavalry”. He died leading a daring charge against British forces during American Revolutionary War
9w647 TIL that "Steven Universe" creator Rebecca Sugar considers the Gems, an alien species of sentient rocks in the television show, to be neurodivergent: "I think it makes perfect sense that [they] would be relatable to neurodiverse and autistic members of our audience."
kgOW TIL of Godwin’s law. It states “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one”.