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TIL that Fordite, also known as Motor City agate, is a lapidarist term for polished pieces of finely-layered paint masses from automobile factories

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GYDW5 TIL: Deep-fried pizza is a normal snack in Scotland, it is called Pizza crunch.
kJka7 TIL that there is a genetic mutation which vastly reduces armpit odor. A mutation disabling the “ABCC11” gene changes the chemical structure of armpit sweat, inhibiting the action of skin bacteria. Notably, this mutation is mostly found in East Asian populations
kOKvB TIL actress Dana Plato appeared on the Howard Stern Show in 1999. Recovering from past drug addiction, she was shamed and pressured by the host and the callers, some who doubted her sobriety. She commited suicide the next day by prescription drug overdose.
WkgxN TIL a 7-year-old boy named Zhenya Tabakov was posthumously awarded Russia’s Order of Courage. He died defending his older sister from being assaulted by a criminal in their home. Zhenya stabbed him with a kitchen knife and he let his sister go. She ran for help. The criminal stabbed Zhenya 8 times.
XEaOQ TIL that the first sex symbol of Hollywood was a Japanese actor named Sessue Hayakawa