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TIL that myrrh, one of the Three Wise Men's gifts, is a medicinal herb still in use today

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a8eko TIL Rudyard Kipling's 1889 short story was the first to use 'the world's oldest profession' to describe prostitution.
pY8QZ TIL people in Germany and France used to eat cockchafer beetles. They were made into a soup and could also be candied. This practice stopped when the beetles' population steeply declined from the use of pesticides.
Wk9bA TIL that there are 400 known albino redwoods, which survive by getting sugar through roots of nearby trees.
KOxQa TIL that there is a depiction of the Prophet Muhammed showing his face on the US Supreme Court north wall frieze. He is depicted among other "great lawgivers" of history (like Hammurabi and Napoleon) and depicted with the Quran and a sword
XxGr TIL that prior to 2013, the first in line for the United Kingdom throne was the oldest son, even if he had an older sister. Now the heir is the eldest child, regardless of their gender.