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TIL if you hate body odour, you're more likely to have rightwing views

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m145x TIL The discovery of a mummy in a golden coffin in Pakistan in 2000 caused a diplomatic incident between Iran, Pakistan and the taliban who claimed ownership of "the persian princess". A Pakistani scientist determined that the woman died getting hit by a car and a rug in her coffin was made in 1996
grayb TIL Gravel and crushed stone are two different things, with different properties and uses, and aren’t always interchangeable.
woPJJ TIL that Dalai Lama, spiritual figure of Tibetan Buddhism, is a prominent watch collector with his most valuable watchpiece being the Patek Philippe Ref. 658. He received it when he was 8 years old.
oBwpK TIL Aside from prequels, there are also the midquels, which includes interquels and intraquels. Prequels portray events prior those of the original work, interquels refer to works which take place between two preceding works, and intraquels take place in between events in a single work.
E1X4V TIL that an almost entirely white animal might not be an albino but leucistic, which is a very different condition. Albinoism means a lack of melanin and results in pink eyes, whereas leucism is only a partial loss of pigment and the animal has normal eyes.