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TIL the three basic types of tears – basal, emotional, and reflex – have measurably different chemical compositions.

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BryeW TIL Terry Pratchet was a huge Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion fan, and based his Discworld book "Snuff" on his dungeon crawling adventures. Additionally, he collaborated with modders in the midst of his battle with Alzheimers. Link is a very interesting article that goes into detail about it all.
JYm91 TIL that hotcakes (à la "selling like hotcakes") are in fact pancakes; hotcakes and pancakes are synonymous... except in Japan where hotcakes are sweeter and lighter than pancakes.
KgeR TIL the McDonald’s Peace Theory states no two countries that both had McDonald’s had fought a war against each other since each got its McDonald’s
J1v7m TIL on Nov. 6th, 2000. The DEA made the largest LSD manufacturing bust in history. The shutdown of the lab network, halted an estimated 95% of the worldwide supply.
vyaR TIL Sweden is so good at recycling, it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs