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TIL of Arboform, a "liquid wood" that feels and biodegrades like wood but can be cast like plastic.

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pWAb TIL Coffee company Nescafe add a formulated coffee aroma to the top of instant coffee jars before sealing them so that you get that ‘fresh coffee’ smell when you open the jar the first time.
K0la TIL: Einstein denounced segregation, calling it a “disease of white people” and worked against racism in America
BeXK TIL blind people have a hard time drawing because they interpret the world as three-dimensional and struggle to portray it as two-dimensional.
aw4oZ TIL The same Gene that causes Asian people to "flush" when drinking alcohol causes a 4 times increase in DNA damage, and a much higher rate of heart and cancer problems from drinking alcohol.
AyMo TIL Willem Arondeus, a gay Dutch artist and writer, helped in the resistance against the Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. He was arrested and executed. His last testimony was “homosexuals are not cowards”.