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TIL that caffeine, THC, nicotine, capsaicin (hot peppers,) theobromine (tea,) are natural insecticides. Yet humans find them delicious.

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16pEO TIL that the only time a federal agency has raided another is when the FBI and EPA raided the Department of Energy while investigating environmental crimes related to nuclear weapons production
kk51 TIL the day after John W Snow was sworn in as Treasury Secretary, his brokers bought $10m in debt holdings. When questioned about this in 2004, John Snow said he knew nothing
kJ9d4 TIL short-sightedness (myopia) is not entirely genetic, with environmental factors also contributing to the risk of developing it. The risk of myopia can be decreased by having young children spend more time outside
ADKvB TIL that Brazil has the Biggest number of Italians, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Sub-Saharan African and Lebanese (outside of those countries) people (descendants) in the world! Besides that, a Gigantic (in the millions) of German, Syrians, Polish, Spaniards, Ukrainians and Turkish people!
awdMy TIL Brenda Vaccaro's 1980 Playtex Ad was infamous for her loud inhalations. Producers pulled the ad, took out her breathing, and re-released the ad, showing her taking breaths even though you could not hear them. It resulted in SCTV famously spoofing the Ad and the ad being pulled entirely.