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TIL That the little blob on your toothpaste actually has a name. It's called a nurdle and Colgate and Glaxo had a lawsuit over who would be allowed to show it in their advertising

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8Q5P TIL that in the DC Universe, Gotham City is located in New Jersey and Metropolis is in Deleware
e00KL TIL John Candy, John Belushi, Chris Farley, and Sam Kinison were each attached to the same three roles when they died at early ages. Those roles are now thought of as cursed.
KYrp6 TIL that rather confusingly “lime tree” can refer to two very different and unrelated trees, at least in the UK. A lime tree is one that produces citrus fruit, or one of the genus Tilia (in North America often called Linden not to confuse with the citrus one)
N7gL6 Researchers in Sweden have uncovered evidence of a behaviour never seen before in ancient hunter-gatherers: the mounting of decapitated heads onto stakes. The grim discovery challenges our understanding of European Mesolithic culture and how these early humans handled their dead.
ZwVQ TIL there is a term for the opposite of “ambidextrous”. It’s “ambisinister”, and it means you’re equally shitty with both hands.