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TIL that 20%-40% of the population do not carry the gene that would allow them to smell cyanide.

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1ayeD TIL : UAE citizens only make up to 11% in UAE , with rest of the 89% population from South Asia , Africa , etc
wLkBP TIL that France granted the US permanent, rent-free possession of the American cemetery in Normandy, which contains the remains of 9,387 fallen troops plus a memorial to 1,557 killed there whose remains were either not found or not identified.
ZnXv TIL Napoleon Bonaparte’s penis was stolen during his autopsy and given to a priest in Corsica. In 1977, a urologist purchased it for $3,000 and kept it under his bed for 30 years until he died. The urologist’s daughter inherited the penis and has fielded at least one $100,000 offer.
8eAOX TIL that the bees of the British Royal Family were informed of the Queen’s death and their hives were adorned with black ribbons, following old traditions of informing bees about change of ownership
4KM5 TIL there are 86 Lego bricks for every person on earth.