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TIL that 75% of the “cheese” sold in the US is now processed: heat-treated, emulsified, compounded with sorbic acid, polyophosphate and other laboratory delicacies.

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rNaRW TIL English model Jean Shrimpton caused a sensation when, in 1965, she arrived at a Melbourne Derby Day wearing a white shift dress that ended 10 cm above the knee. The controversial event is considered as having been responsible for the birth and success of the miniskirt
RoV6 TIL Franz Kafka published almost nothing during his lifetime, and on his deathbed told his friend to burn all his manuscripts. The friend published everything and Kafka became famous posthumously
MebZA TIL cashews are in the same family as poison ivy and they cannot be sold in their shells because they can cause a similar itchy skin reaction due to a chemical called urushiol
loJRN TIL that sea monsters on old maps meant dangerous waters.
rRV9o TIL that cleaning a wound with rubbing alcohol is actually harmful to the skin.