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TIL the EU has banned 1,300 chemicals used in cosmetics, the US has only banned 11.

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kn74 TIL that British actor Julian Glover has a role in the The Star Wars, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, James Bond, and Indiana Jones series…
ep7V6 TIL in response to infamously high suicide rates at Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, the bridge was adorned with suicide prevention messages and uplifting photos. These measures weren't enacted by the government, however, instead the entire project was financed by Samsung's life insurance division
PK6J TIL that after banning the 3-finger Hunger Games salute as a symbol by activists opposing the coup that installed the military junta in Thailand in May, anti-coup activists decided to make sandwiches a symbol of protest. The military then arrested students for “possessing sandwiches with ill intent”
kJn05 TIL a pickle is a cucumber
Npo8 TIL “Cait Sith” from Final Fantasy VII was actually based on a Celtic lore of a winged cat that stole souls and cursed houses who didn’t leave milk out for him