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TIL there is no FDA limit on lead in lipstick. The amount of lead has risen at an alarming rate since 2000.

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ne76P TIL that playing Dungeons & Dragons with 4 or more people in prison constitutes a ‘Security Threat Group’ or gang. The gang hierarchy being formed by the players and the dungeon master.
d8gwd TIL that Thucydides, one of Ancient Greece’s greatest historians, was killed mid-sentence.
6EBv7 TIL: Honey Bees make decisions collectively--and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building, literally
1gK4 TIL that brushing your teeth before breakfast instead of afterwards is healthier, and that brushing your teeth right after eating acidic foods, like oranges, damages your teeth permanently.
vPNX7 TIL that Eric Braedon, the actor who portrayed John Jacob Astor in the 1997 Titanic film, survived the MV Wilhelm Gustloff sinking