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TIL most honey in the super market is just honey flavored corn syrup.

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rRxGy TIL that sharks smell in "stereo," that is, they can detect the tiny delays in the time it takes for a scent to reach one nostril compared to the other and use it to determine the direction from where the scent is coming. This helps them in tracking their prey.
b9W8N TIL that during the filming of the Sound of Music, the city of Salzburg refused to allow Nazi flags to be hung off buildings for filming. The director threatened to instead use real newsreel footage of the city enthusiastically greeting Hitler. The city quickly backpedalled and allowed the shot.
WwjN TIL Richard Dawkins wants his death to be filmed to prevent people claiming he made a last-minute death bed conversion.
0walv TIL Queen Elizabeth I's teeth turned black in her old age due to a sugary diet.
4kvEw TIL: a Saudi Billionaire once bought diplomatic immunity from the govt of St. Lucia so he could divorce his wife without paying alimony.