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TIL playing in the dirt probably makes us happier, because there is a bacteria in most soil that functions as an antidepressant.

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P9vw TIL The material Magic Erasers are made of, melamine foam, is as hard as glass and actually scrapes away stains.
D1K6g TIL Christine Cavanaugh, the voice of Dexter (of Dexter's Laboratory), Gosalyn (Darkwing Duck), Chuckie (Rugrats) and Babe (the pig) died in her home of "undisclosed causes" and was cremated at the age of 51.
aw4eM TIL that the Dutch East India Company is considered the world’s first multinational corporation. It was a “company-State” that over its 200-year history, had stockholders, occupied territory, minted currency and even tried/executed prisoners.
695xZ TIL that Bee orchids mimic the shape and scent of bees in order to lure them into ‘pseudocopulation’, where the male insect attempts to mate with the flower. While the bee gets nothing but a wasted effort, the orchid transfers some of its pollen to the bee
4XER5 TIL that Australia’s largest bird of prey, the wedge-tailed eagle, is so territorial it will attack helicopters and small planes to defend its nest sites.