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TIL the word "fragrance" on your products can legally hide more than 3,000 undisclosed chemicals

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VMXAZ TIL the oldest, tallest, and largest trees in the world are all found in California.
epO0D TIL that Phan Thi Mao, a young Vietnamese woman, was kidnapped and repeatedly abused by US soldiers in 1966, only one of those soldiers decided to stand up for her and reported the situation, this event became known as the “incident on Hill 192”
gMEn9 TIL, caffeinated bees are busier but not more productive.
oR0P8 TIL armored cage fighting is a sport. It's like regular mma cage fighting except they fight with full suits of armor and longswords.
1aPd8 TIL of the Lockheed bribery scandals. Starting in the 1950s, officials of Lockheed, the aerospace company, bribed many influential individuals including a Dutch prince, a Japanese mob boss and a Saudi Arabian arms dealer in order to negotiate favourable deals. The bribes were exposed in the 1970s.