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TIL Glutinous Rice Does Not Contain Any Gluten

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9YZyQ TIL many people believed Abraham Lincoln was ugly, including himself. Once, when he was accused of being “two-faced” during a debate, he replied, “If I had two faces, would I be showing you this one?”
Ypj0d TIL A smaller binocular can have an even wider field of view than big one. Although the field of view depends primarily on the binocular's eyepiece design, the magnification also has a bearing
x677g TIL: The name “Six Flags" is a reference to the flags of the six different nations that governed Texas: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the United States of America, and the Confederate States of America.
WkkEo TIL that eating too many carrots can actually turn your skin a yellow-orange color, not unlike jaundice.
R7Zew TIL that if an adult human male lived to 70,he would create enough human waste to fill 4 olympic sized pools.