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TIL: That SHARKS are OLDER than TREES.

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woZB8 TIL in the US, 80% of receipts at major store chains contain "toxic" chemicals
BnGb TIL that pink lights – which make skin blemishes more visible –have been installed in public places to deter teenage loitering
OGeV4 TIL: That the term "Milquetoast", meaning a timid person, is often mistakenly spelled as "Milk Toast". But in a weird twist, the timid cartoon character of Caspar Milquetoast for whom the term is coined, was actually named after milk toast because of it's blandness! So both terms are correct!
AD9ma TIL about the proposed second bill of rights by Roosevelt that would include: medical care, a decent home, a good education, a job etc.
Egvw TIL the Catholic Church owns a media company that publishes pornography and erotica