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TIL Beavers’ anal secretions are used to make artificial vanilla flavoring and it can legally be called “natural flavoring.”

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v1YEB TIL that there was a study that showed that men weren't attracted to women's butts, but rather the implied spinal curvature that creates the illusion. The spinal curvature positively affects the ability to have children.
PY4n TIL There was a scam called the “Spanish prison letter,” where victims received letters claiming to be written by a previously unknown Wealthy relative trapped in a Spanish prison. the prisoner would promise to share his fortune with the victim if they could manage to send the bail money.
7P4L TIL that in 2005, Jeanna Giese became the first human being to survive rabies
E11a0 Yes, but only with practice.
jl0p TIL The first time ‘mammoth’ was used as an adjective was in reference to a 1,234 pound wheel of cheese which was presented to US President Thomas Jefferson