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TIL - Esperanto is the most successful constructed international auxiliary language, and the only such language with a sizeable population of native speakers!

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yQ54J TIL that in the US, peanut butter must contain 90% peanuts, otherwise it must be called “peanut spread”
pejN TIL that S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she was only 15 years old and it has sold 500k copies a year since 1967.
ADm8d TIL ancient Romans used urine to whiten their teeth. When left out too long, urine decomposes into ammonia, which is a great cleaning product that takes out stains easily.
EgEvd TIL It is a good idea not to post a picture of your keys online, someone is able to make a copy of them and gain access to your property just from a picture, always blur your photo if you have to
78ylP TIL Some species of hermaphroditic flatworm engage in a violent "penis fencing" ritual when mating. The winner of which stabs the other with its sharp tip and inseminates the loser.