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TIL European milk lasts 6 months, without refrigeration, due to a different method of pasteurization.

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Y7nvW TIL Mountain Dew, Fresca, and other food had been banned in the EU and Japan for containing brominated vegetable oil (BVO) - bromine is also commonly used as a flame retardant. Over consumption has resulted in medical attention needed for memory loss and nerve disorders, amongst other issues.
LkBeZ TIL some maritime history and the word “quarantine” originates from the Venetian dialect form of the Italian ‘quaranta giorni’, meaning “forty days”.
NG9E TIL that sales of the Guy Fawkes mask — used by protesters all over the world as a symbol of their fight against government corruption and corporate power — all go to Time Warner.
Z8rao TIL bladeless fans work by squeezing air & accelerating it. Air is forced out through slits, & clings to the curved aerofoil surfaces. This means surrounding air pulled along, too. The air flow becomes about 15 times greater than the air taken in.
40gw TIL that Douglas Bader was a pilot who could sustain more G-Forces in combat because he had no legs.