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TIL that ‘Salt made from Human Tears’ is available to buy .

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N7LNb TIL that the CIA made an Osama bin Laden action figure that looks like a 'Star Wars' villain to send to Pakistani and Afghani kids, because "it would help find Bin Laden"
8akmL TIL the ancient Greeks were heavily influenced by the Egyptians, who would frequently welcome them and even teach them their language and culture
mxy8y TIL in 1698, Emperor Peter of Russia created the "Beard Tax". If you paid 60 Rubels, you got given a 'beard token' which you used to prove you had paid. None-payers had their faces shaved off in public.
LQvjQ TIL there's a legally blind man who had his eye lenses removed and since then he is able to see celestial objects normally invisible to the naked eye. His name is Tim Doucette and he has his own observatory in Nova Scotia.
XQrR TIL Julia Stewart, who worked as a waitress at an IHOP at 16 years old, worked her way up through various jobs to become a President at Applebees. After being passed over for CEO, she returned to IHOP, became CEO, and later acquired Applebees.