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TIL honey has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties and enhances the wound healing process

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KYKKG TIL The White House has a Chief Calligrapher. Job includes writing invitations to dinners, greetings, and proclamations. The position earns $104,200 a year.
XxjX TIL that the first automobile used in a war was a steam car. The British preferred it because they could tap the boiler to brew a cup of tea.
W0ZY TIL: In the early years of the 20th century, horses were causing so much pollution with their poop that automobiles were seen as the “green” alternative.
ANZnB TIL most women have one breast that's larger than the other, with 65% reporting a smaller right breast. Theories as to why this includes women preferring to nurse on their left side, which results in that side producing more milk, and immune hypersensitivity being higher on the left side of the body
grwrL TIL that the sheath of the vas deferens acts as a splint to facilitate and promote the vas deferens's recanalization even when as much as 5 cm, or 2 in, of the vas deferens has been removed, assuming that the sheath of the vas deferens itself remains intact and has not been removed as well.