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TIL that during the Qin Dynasty in China, government officials would use fingerprint analysis at a crime scene to help identify potential perpetrators, as they knew that no two people have identical fingerprints

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X00K6 TIL that a 2019 study showed that evening primrose plants can "hear" the sound of a buzzing bee nearby and produce sweeter nectar in response to it.
Bgmak TIL if you're legally in possession of human remains in the US, you can dispose of them at sea for free as long as you're at least 3 nautical miles from shore, properly prepare the body or ashes, and notify the EPA within 30 days
15rP TIL more Slurpee’s have been sold in Winnipeg, Manitoba than anywhere else in the world.
nPQ7 TIL The son of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who was once the brand ambassador, was dismissed from company board meetings after he spoke out against Playboy’s current leadership and its non-nude magazine restructuring
X018R TIL of J.R.R.Tolkien Cauldron of Story: the idea of a "pot" in which all our stories are boiled, we keep adding to that "pot", mixing on flavours already there and adding its own new taste as well. Telling new story, you use things long-since added to the big Cauldron—whether you intend to or not.