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TIL that putting antifreeze in wine as seen in The Simpsons episode "The Crepes of Wrath" was based on real events

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Eggmx TIL about cold reading, a technique used by mediums and psychics in which the reader, through strategic questioning, gets the subject to reveal information, and through clever psychology convinces them the information actually came from the reader rather than themselves.
VMbvp TIL There is a gene mutation which gives almost complete protection against HIV. 1% of Caucasians have the mutation, but among the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe, the rate is as high as 15%.
XEOdR TIL Pangolins are believed to be the world's most trafficked mammal, accounting for as much as 20% of all illegal wildlife trade. Their scales can cost more than $3,000/kg on the black market.
VMZ1k TIL about a mineral discovered in the town of Cummington, Massachusetts in 1824. It’s called Cummingtonite.
4XK1w TIL The vast majority of the worlds party glitter is bought by a an unknown cooperation for completely unknown purposes. When a NYT investigated, she was completely stonewalled and was only told that she would never guess it and would not know it was glitter if she saw it in use.