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TIL in ancient Rome, being born with a hooked nose was considered a sign of leadership.

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VVM0 TIL Reddit founder Alex Ohanian, wrote an open letter to Reddit about stopping their sexist ways. It was titled “dear fellow geeks: WTF”
LQQVP TIL about Mary Bell, A convicted serial killer at 11 years of age. She was sent to prison in her teens and escaped briefly, but was recaptured. She was released from prison at the age of 23, and her current whereabouts are unknown after the high court granted her protection and anonymity.
5Ygdk TIL that ingredients in the average bottle of prestige perfume cost about $1.20 to $1.50. The actual liquid in a typical bottle of $150 perfume is less than 1% of the retail cost. The bottle, box and and display carton typically cost four to six times times more than the fragrance itself
GP9E TIL that the individual loops in Froot Loops are actually all the same flavor.
x6Nb1 TIL Al Capone contracted syphilis when he was 20, which is thought to have contributed to his fatal heart attack at 48.