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TIL that lip prints are as unique as someone's fingerprint.

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e0Yy4 TIL in WW2 US tried to weaponize botulinum. Chinese prostitutes would receive capsules to kill Japanese officers who hired them. The plan was tested on donkeys, who survived so it was scrapped. That research led to the creation of Botox It was later discovered donkeys are immune to botulinum toxin.
rNOJM TIL the samurai sword, invented a millennium ago, was a marvel of beauty and engineering. The katana’s two different types of steel gave it optimum qualities to pierce and slash making it a highly versatile weapon in battle.
R5Zww TIL about Nobel Disease aka Nobelitis - Tendency for Some Nobel Winners to Embrace Fringe Beliefs Later in Life
rN19W TIL spermine, which is found in semen, is over 3 times more toxic than cadaverine and putrescine, which produced during the decomposition process.
XEWNj TIL When building the Trevi Fountain, Nicola Salvi ensured to add an urn on the right before he died. This was to block an “unsightly” barbershop whose owner had been continuously critiquing the work.