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TIL that at least two peer-reviewed medical studies have suggested that stickers of Mr. Yuk, the green face used to label poisonous household objects, do not effectively keep children away from potential poisons and may even attract children.

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jNLQQ TIL the wattana panich in Bangkok restaurant is serving a Thai beef noodle brew that has been simmering for 45 years.
E1AXd TIL Lydia O'Leary, a woman who was insecure due to a large birthmark on her face, created a product to hide it that was inspired by her experiments with oil paint. She was granted a patent for her concealer in 1932. It's the only foundation with a USPTO patent.
jNwKN TIL that cement is the most widely used material in existence and the most-used resource in the world, second only to water.
OdxR TIL Chimpanzees fart so loudly and frequently that scientists locate them in forest occasionally by following the farts.
PYOXV TIL that the King of Prussia had a personal army of 3000 tall men and admitted, "The most beautiful girl or woman in the world would be a matter of indifference to me, but tall soldiers—they are my weakness"