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TIL that following the death of Nicole van den Hurk, her stepbrother falsely confessed to killing her to get her body exhumed for DNA testing, thus leading to the arrest and prosecution of her attacker.

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d10E TIL As a young boy being educated in Germany prince Philip always laughed at people performing the Nazi salute, as at his school this hand signal meant you needed to pee.
8vGL TIL that John Cleese declined the title of Commander of the British Empire because he thought it was “silly”
awpbM TIL lemons are believed to be an ancient hybrid of three natural citrus fruits: the citron, pomelo, and mandarin orange.
kJka7 TIL that there is a genetic mutation which vastly reduces armpit odor. A mutation disabling the “ABCC11” gene changes the chemical structure of armpit sweat, inhibiting the action of skin bacteria. Notably, this mutation is mostly found in East Asian populations
WkN49 TIL that sleep literally cleans your brain. During slumber, more cerebrospinal fluid flushes through the brain to wash away harmful proteins and toxins that build up during the day.