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TIL Tear Gas (and pepper spray) are illegal to use in warfare. Used on our own citizens in riot control, it cannot be used on enemy combatants.

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5YnX9 TIL that tongue-rolling, contrary to popular belief, is not determined by genetics.
e8Zn TIL Adjectives in English absolutely have to be in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun.
NGEb TIL “The Hum” is a low frequency sound heard by about 10% of the population at night and on overcast days
ZpgRY TIL almost all bananas come from two wild species. Bananas are grown in 135 countries with China and India accounting for 27%. They can be used for paper and textile making and are technically a berry.
JYQj1 TIL that holding in a sneeze could technically cause a fatal brain aneurysm.