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TIL the difference between Ghee and Clarified butter is that Ghee is simmered making it nuttier tasting and aromatic.

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5Nj8 TIL that Volkswagen was fined by the EPA for using “defeat devices” to cheat emissions tests… in 1974, 41 years before the recent controversy over the same thing.
6Jw TIL that all states except California do not allow kids to apply or bring sunscreens to school without a doctor’s note, because the creams are considered an over the counter drug.
5VnjQ TIL None of the Beatles actually knew how to read or write music…
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