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TIL the stuff in toothpaste that makes orange juice taste bad also works as a shark repellant at high concentrations.

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8ka TIL there is an international treaty called the Convention on the Rights of the Child which says all children are born with fundamental rights and freedoms equal to that of all human beings. Only two governments have not signed: The United States and Somalia.
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