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TIL 93% of shark attacks between 1580 and 2010 worldwide were on men

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bgeZ TIL members of the Nation of Islam believe white people were created a few thousand years ago by an evil black scientist named Yakub
7nDb TIL You aren’t supposed to wear white after Labor Day due to an old fashion rule made by rich women to separate “Old Money” people from “New Money” people.
lo7ZG TIL "bangers" from "bangers and mash" got its name due to the fact that sausages made during World War I had such a high water content that they would explode when cooked under high heat.
NXPXM TIL about Whittaker Chambers, a Soviet spy with a limited knowledge of Austrian German who is responsible for the popularization and an inaccurate English translation of Bambi.
XEPaX TIL 'Organic' food in the EU does not mean 'no pesticides.' It means up to 28 pesticides allowed.