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TIL how microwaves work

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8N8P TIL The Grape flavoring in Grape Kool Aid is also used as Bird Teargas. In 2004, Grape flavoring started being used to drive birds away from major Airports such as the 7,800 acre O'Hare International Airport. The grape flavoring acts to birds much like Amonia acts to humans.
l7oo1 TIL that we view Neanderthals as hunched back because the first skeleton to be found had arthritis.
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nO1o TIL of the Japanese Smoking paradox. The rate of lung cancer is lower in Japan than in the US despite a higher rate of smokers in Japan
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