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TIL In Shampoo and Moisturiser Ads, “Essential Oils” means that the oil gives off a distinctive scent, not that they’re essential.

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d8DjB TIL the military of San Marino still has an active crossbow corps which has existed uninterrupted since 1295
awQBN TIL in terms of long distance running, there is no animal that can outrun a human
PYLDE TIL elephants can tell the difference between human ethnicities, ages, and sexes by sound alone, even when the voices are digitally distorted.
QJAae TIL 90% of the population of the Americas died after first contact, making it the largest mass death in history with 10% of the global population dying.
XEdm6 TIL that in Japan people don't sign documents but have personal stamps for documents