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X04vk TIL dogs laugh, and the sound of dog laughter can help calm anxiety at dog shelters.
GYLWJ TIL Saran Wrap isn't as "clingy" is because it used to have a toxic chemical in it and they voluntarily removed it, costing them almost half their market share
ebLb TIL that in order for stores in China to stock/sell tampons they have to import them, as Chinese companies made 85 billion sanitary pads last year, but not one tampon.
epMon TIL there is a "gravity hole" in the Indian Ocean—where Earth's mass is reduced, causing weaker gravitational pull and lower-than-average sea levels. This anomaly likely formed when the Tethys Ocean disappeared between India and Central Asia and forced lower-density magma closer to the surface.
KOnJ9 TIL that Gwyneth Paltrow marketed jade eggs for women to insert into their vaginas, and got sued for false claims and misleading information