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TIL it is illegal to deny the holocaust in 17 countries

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78OkL TIL Candlewicks are asymmetrical braiding. When it burns it curls on that side. Before that invention you had to trim the wick every few hours as your candle would smoke.
6vpW TIL the anti-depressant drug Anafranil has a side effect where yawning can result in a sudden orgasm.
M7ObV TIL the largest seafood company in the US, Trident Seafoods, is headquartered in a refitted WW2 cargo ship.
LQxgd TIL since 2000 the Federation of Québec Maple Syrup Producers maintained an "International Strategic Reserve" of maple syrup of more than 45 million kilograms across multiple warehouses in rural Québec towns. A barrel of maple syrup can be worth around 18 times the value of a barrel of US crude oil
ANPQl TIL Singer Hank Williams died less than two months after releasing his final single titled "I'll never get out of this world alive"