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TIL that Israel and India are the only two countries on earth who have banned cosmetics testing on animals

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GYeZN TIL emergency departments in the UK are called A&E and sometimes even the CW—in the US those are TV channels. In hospitals they stand for “accident and emergency“ and “casualty ward“.
9YWAG TIL Former adult movie actress Jenna Jameson used to hang out with The Undertaker as a teen and recalls how he threatened to "beat the f**k" out of a guy for chatting her up. She also feared that the WWE Deadman might kidnap her.
LQvnd TIL “bleb” is a real scientific term referring to bulging cell membranes.
wow7M TIL it's estimated that half of the current world population is alive because we are able to make nitrogen fertilizer at an industrial scale using the method developed by Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch.
l70BB TIL that The Animals’ frontman Eric Burdon claimed he inspired the Beatles' line "I am the Eggman" after telling John Lennon about a sexual experience he had with his girlfriend involving a raw egg