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TIL almost all Koreans lack the gene that causes armpit odor therefore not requiring deodorant

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96Z7 TIL the bubble gum is pink because that was the only dye Diemer (the inventor) had on hand at the time and it was his favorite color.
xKmw TIL at it’s top speed of 254 MPH, the Bugatti Veyron averages only 3 MPG.
XEPPQ TIL Fissidens adianthoides, the maidenhair pocketmoss, was so named by Anglo-Saxons because of its resemblance to pubic hair.
JYQo1 TIL ice-cream manufacturers mix messed up batches of ice-cream in with chocolate ice-cream so they don't have to throw it away
lZpB TIL that when critics accused David Lee Roth of only writing songs about partying , women, and cars he realized he actually hadn’t written any songs about cars so he wrote “Panama”.