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TIL that armpit odor is completely dependent on a single gene (ABCC11) and that many East Asians (and almost all Koreans) do not need to wear deodorant because of this gene.

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JYG1l TIL in 2014, a woman's corpse was propped up at a table during her funeral in New Orleans. She also had her nails painted and had a glass of whiskey in her hands. Her daughters stated that this is what their mother wanted for her funeral and that guests enjoyed it.
vaOr TIL that strawberries are not berries, but bananas are.
Y7xev TIL of Säkkijärven polkka. A Finnish folk-song played repeatedly over radio during the Soviet-Finnish War to block radio-controlled mines
aw550 TIL "Plum Blossom Music" is the most widely spread classic Chinese instrumental music and was originally played on the flute by Huan Yin, the famous general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). The music score was first recorded in Mysterious Music Scores compiled in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
5VwEn TIL Russell Williams is a former Canadian colonel who was convicted of two murders