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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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KML9 TIL: Like many deep-sea cephalopods, vampire squid lack ink sacs. If threatened, instead of ink, a sticky cloud of bioluminescent mucus containing innumerable orbs of blue light is ejected from the arm tips.
Dwye TIL that Puff Daddy forgot to ask Sting for permission to use “Every Breath You Take” which allowed Sting to take legal action, and that resulted in Sting receiving 100% of the royalties generated by “I’ll Be Missing You.” which is nearly 2.000$ per day
vPpv7 TIL that in Japan, only 100% fruit juice can display a realistic cut fruit on the label, 95% may display a whole but unsliced fruit. 5% or less, it is forbidden to display a realistic fruit on the label
GYoQ4 TIL Research shows that parents who want their children to cut back on screen-time must cut back on screen-time themselves
PYGAO TIL That the earliest recorded English song is “Mary had a little lamb” recorded by Edison in 1877