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TIL of Cherophobia. A condition where one fears that being happy can invoke sadness.

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RmbQ TIL up to 1 in 5 adults with Down’s Syndrome work paid jobs in America, as compared to only 1 in 100 in Europe.
R7NAw TIL that only 7 companies in the world control almost every single beauty product you buy. These 7 conglomerates own around 182 brands across the globe. They also are responsible for advertising and the way we think about beauty.
X06WX TIL The average adult undergarment has about a tenth of a gram of fecal matter. A week’s worth of dirty underwear would amount to one peanut size of feces
VJ94 TIL, during a visit to Egypt in 2012, Hillary Clinton was pelted with tomatoes and shoes, while the protesters chanted “Monica, Monica”
9YbXX TIL that German expertise was critical for Saddam Hussein's development of chemical weapons. For a decade Germans built facilities, factories, and sold 1,027 ton of precursors for mustard gas and sarin. 52% of Iraqi CW equipment had German origin and equated to 150 ton mustard gas and 60 ton Tabun.