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TIL Commercial bread contains an ingredient derived from human hair: l-cysteine

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QJ5M TIL there are bridesmaids at weddings to confuse evil spirits so they can’t tell who the real bride is.
gMLm7 TIL about the "Mad Hatterpillar" Uraba lugens, the gum-leaf skeletoniser, Nicknamed the mad hatterpillar because of its distinctive exoskeletal feature. Every time it sheds the head portion of its exoskeleton, stays attached creating a stack of increasingly large heads!
XEjB6 TIL of Hotel Barges, a Sort-Of Sailing Hotel Room on a River in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK and, Most Commonly, France. The Guest Capacity Can Be Anywhere from Four to Twenty-Four
eGE5 TIL that the Chinese city of Guangzhou had no subway whatsoever 20 years ago. Today, its subway system has 186 stations and is 191 miles/307 km long. It is today the world’s fourth busiest metro system, beating New York’s, London’s, Moscow’s and Paris’ in terms of ridership.
OGVN7 TIL That Not Everyone Has an Inner Monologue—or inner voice—that narrates your thoughts throughout the day