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TIL Coco Chanel was a Nazi Agent in WWIi Paris
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TIL that the longest wedding veil on record was over 6,000 meters long. It was worn by a bride in Cyprus and required a team of 50 people to carry it down the aisle.
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TIL that researchers believe humans have worn clothes for at least 170,000 years. They know this because pubic lice evolutionarily diverged from head lice about 170,000 years ago, and pubic lice need to live under clothing to survive.
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TIL that there's a name dispute over whether it's appropriate to refer to Ireland and Britain as the "British Isles". Alternatives include IONA or Islands Of the North Atlantic, the Pretanic Isles after their ancient Greek name, and the St. Agnes Isles after the smallest island in the archipelago.
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TIL that, contrary to popular belief, depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in one's brain. Instead, it occurs due to a combination of many factors, including faulty mood regulation, genetic vulnerability, stressful life events, medications, or medical problems.
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TIl that due to the Earth rotational bulge, the highest point on Earth is not Mt. Everest, but Chimborazo, Ecuador