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TIL retinol was predominantly tested on black prisoners, before being marketed to consumers

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X00bj TIL peanut butter can glow in the dark. Due to its phenolic compounds, the protective agents found in plant-based foods, that absorb light in the ultra-violet spectrum and glow in the dark.
GX9j TIL that you’re never actually touching anything. Your atoms’ electrons repel objects when they’re 10^-8 meters away from you, but you can feel the force of the resistance.
nyd7 TIL the Columbia marching band was banned from playing at West Point in 1972 when they formed a “burning Cambodian village” on the field
WwNB TIL that Ritalin and other ADHD drugs work by providing stimulation to the brain - rather than suppressing it.
j6wBv TIL that despite it being one of her best known songs, Doris Day hated performing "Que Sera, Sera", calling it "a kiddie song" and considered it inappropriate for the film it was written for, The Man Who Knew Too Much (which is about a kidnapped child). She eventually refused to ever sing it again.