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TIL that, contrary to common misconception, acne is mostly caused by genetics, rather than lack of hygiene, eating fatty food, or other personal habits.

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KY9A9 TIL about vanity height: very tall buildings often include a substantial amount of unusable space purely to make the building taller. For example, 29% of the Burj Khalifa's 829 meter height (224m) is vanity - it is still the tallest building by top floor height, but only by two meters.
0daXp TIL Harald a lowly Viking Chieftain proposed to his concubine Gyda, who declined, saying she’d only marry him if he ruled all of Norway. Harald vowed not to cut or comb his hair until he achieved this. After ten years of war, he united Norway, earned the nickname “Fairhair,” and married Gyda.
wLyoo TIL there was a petition to rename and Austrian village named Fucking. Tarsdorf municipality's mayor decided to keep the name as it had existed for 800 years and further stated that "[e]veryone here knows what it means in English, but for us Fucking is Fucking—and it's going to stay Fucking."
GEpE TIL of Vietnam’s girl abduction problem. Chinese one child policy led to an imbalance as parents preferred boys over girls. There are no girls for the boys to marry and has caused a kidnapping industry where girls are abducted from neighboring vietnam for Chinese boys to marry or for prostitution.
QN49p TIL Actor Michael Peña is a scientologist. When asked in 2016 if he was aware of the endless controversy surrounding the organization, he replied “Yeah, but I don’t read that stuff.