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TIL that Cherokee Indians ground roots of golden seal and mixed it with bear fat to use as a mosquito repellant.

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QrOX TIL The man who invented the revolving door hated holding doors open for women.
e0O9g TIL chameleons change color to reflect their moods, not for camouflage.
R7wEQ TIL that Ariel (The Little Mermaid 1989) was originally going to have blonde hair. This was changed in part due to the fact that mermaid Madison (Splash 1984) already had it.
Meb67 TIL this yellow-pigmented male northern cardinal is most likely a genetic mutation that renders the pigments the bird draws from foods making it appear with yellow coloration rather than red. This is called xanthochromism; in addition to cardinals, it has also been seen in rose-breasted grosbeaks.
mxPey TIL about Han purple and Han blue. They are synthetic barium copper silicate pigments developed in China and used in ancient and imperial China from the Western Zhou period (1045–771 BC) until the end of the Han dynasty (circa 220 AD).