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TIL hair texture is caused by follicle shape. Round follicles grow straight hair, flat follicles grow curly hair.

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7rOLL TIL of David Buckel, who self-immolated to protest the burning of fossil fuels. He left a note to police apologizing for the mess and built a fire ring so the fire would not spread.
E11rP TIL that North Korea has only 724 km of paved roads, one-fourth of tiny Luxembourg which has 2,899 km
VBRom TIL that Treasure Island and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde were written by the same person, the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson
1aQlX TIL that Dundee United, a football club in Scotland, has played Barcelona four times and has won all for games, meaning that Dundee United has a 100% win ratio over the legendary football club of Barcelona!
OoPBR TIL that South Koreans PAY to go to prison in order to escape their busy lives and get time for themselves.