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TIL It's a myth rats/mice absolutely love cheese, they prefer sweet foods

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YpeRW TIL Not all wines are vegan or even vegetarian-friendly because of how the wine is clarified and a process called 'fining'. ... Traditionally the most commonly used fining agents were casein (a milk protein), albumin (egg whites), gelatin (animal protein) and isinglass (fish bladder).
BOZW TIL on British coins, the direction in which the monarch’s head faces alternates with each successive monarch.
D1AEP TIL Ryan's Rule is a medical precedent in Queensland where, if a person feels their medical concerns are not being taken seriously, they can request a re-evaluation. This rule came about after a 3 year old child died of a bacterial infection after a hospital doctor declined to perform blood tests.
gMBMW TIL that there exist an old japanese Scroll, the He-Gassen, that was created during the Edo period. He-Gassen means Farting competitions.
mjgY TIL That Jack Kilby, as a new employee at Texas Instruments, did not have a summer vacation. While the rest of his colleagues took their summer time off, he used his time to invent the integrated circuit