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TIL you’re supposed to change the direction of your ceiling fan for summer vs winter fans.

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ld4V TIL The day after Thanksgiving is Native American Heritage Day, a day to pay tribute to Native Americans for their many contributions to the United States.
ZKXo TIL There are over 190 million less women in the world because of sex-selective abortion and female infanticide
KOgJR TIL that one McDonalds in Sedona, Arizona, has blue arches instead of yellow, to prevent distraction from the surrounding natural scenery.
v10dx TIL that French queen Marie Antoinette was offered in 1787 a boy from Senegal as a servant but instead taking him as servant she adopted him as her son and baptized as Jean. During the revolution Jean was separated from the royal family and left by revolutionaries to die on streets at age of 10.
aw4r0 TIL the fruit Monstera Deliciosa causes severe throat and skin irritation due to oxalic acid (aka rust cleaner!) unless 100% ripe. Once the green outer scales fall off it's safe to eat and tastes like a mix of pineapple, banana and coconut. The scientific name literally means Delicious Monster.