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TIL that riot control agents (e.g. pepper sprays) are considered chemical weapons and forbidden in warfare

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9Wp6 TIL that children will regrow the tip of their finger if it is cut off
7ry7L TIL that it is illegal in the US to trade futures contracts on onions and "motion picture box office receipts" due to the Onion Futures Act
RQkw TIL Mars makes 2 billion M&Ms every 8 hours.
PYNJE TIL about Project Mohole, a failed attempt in the 1960s to drill all the way through the Earth’s crust to reach the mantle
WpxA TIL the power-up mushroom in Super Mario Bros. and the mushroom consumed by Alice to alter her size are the same: Amanita muscaria.