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TIL that the red dye found in most lipsticks is made from a crushed South American beetle.

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VMmx4 TIL in the Torah there is a type of law known as "chukim," or a statute beyond mans ability to comprehend. An example of this is the restriction of fabrics containing both wool and linen, for which no explanation is given.
Nrvb TIL numerous western tourists in Dubai were either charged, or were given prison sentences when they were raped
a8LWJ TIL MIT offers free online courses, there are even courses on Quantum Physics
0wKWA TIL: Hilter sent a secret expedition to Antarctica for Whale fat to make margarine as part of the “German Fat Plan”
oB8Mo TIL in 2007 a Chinese company sold a sofa model with an inappropriate label after their translation software translated the Chinese characters for "dark brown" as "n***er brown".