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TIL East Asians (Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese) have fewer apocrine sweat glands compared to people of other descent, and the lack of these glands make East Asians less prone to body odor.

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ELRd TIL despite the ongoing Arab Boycott of Israel since 1948, Israel has achieved a higher GDP than all of the participants except for the oil rich Kuwait and Qatar, and the participants stand to lose $30 billion from not trading with Israel by 2020.
nW5aB TIL spicy foods have a number of positive health outcomes when eaten regularly, including lengthening life expectancy, boosting metabolism, and even fighting off and destroying cancer cells, among other benefits
kvY5 TIL that in the 1805 Constitution of Haiti, only blacks could be citizens, and whites were prohibited from owning land.
6EgLY TIL that MAS*H aired on BBC2 in the UK without a laugh track, as the creators of the show intended it to be seen, while CBS studio executives would not air the show in the US without one. Series creator Larry Gelbart later said: "I always thought it cheapened the show. The network got their way."
78drb TIL that during WW2 Canada declared a hostpital grounds international territory so that the Dutch princess could still be a Dutch citizen while being born in Canada.