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TIL For unknown reasons, people who smoke and people who are taking oral contraceptives, are less likely to develop canker sores.

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wNZE TIL that McArthur Wheeler robbed two banks after covering his face with lemon juice in the mistaken belief that, because lemon juice is usable as invisible ink, it would prevent his face from being recorded on surveillance cameras.
Ogka TIL that Sesame Street’s Count von Count penchant for numbers is not only a pun on his name, but vampire legends often indicate arithomania, or a fixation on counting small objects.
DM7V TIL when Paris fell to the Nazis in 1940, French soldiers cut the elevator cables to the Eiffel Tower. This meant that if Hitler wanted to hoist a swastika flag, they would have to climb hundreds of stairs to get to the top.
gMM54 This furry, feline Eden is a must-visit for any self-respecting crazy cat person.
P1k8g TIL of the Himalayan fossil hoax, in which an Indian paleontologist bought, stole and/or was gifted fossils from other parts of the world and claimed they were from the Himalayas.